diff --git a/.github/workflows/ocsp-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ocsp-tests.yml
index a0fff9975bb..d393f6e4009 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ocsp-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ocsp-tests.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Execute OCSP playbook
       run: |
-        ansible-playbook  -e 'pki_subsystem="ocsp"' tests/ansible/pki-playbook.yml 
+        ansible-playbook -e 'pki_subsystem="ocsp"' tests/ansible/pki-playbook.yml
       env:
         ANSIBLE_CONFIG: ${{ github.workspace }}/tests/ansible/ansible.cfg
diff --git a/tests/ansible/est/tasks/main.yml b/tests/ansible/est/tasks/main.yml
index fdb7152e636..667cb500338 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/est/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/est/tasks/main.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,17 @@
     container: "{{ ds_container }}"
     command: dsconf slapd-localhost backend create --suffix dc=example,dc=com  --be-name userRoot
 
+- name: Check ds connection
+  community.docker.docker_container_exec:
+    container: "{{ ds_container }}"
+    command: ldapsearch -H ldap://{{ ds_hostname }}:3389 -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w {{ ds_password }} -x -b dc=example,dc=com
+  register: ds_connection
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 15
+  failed_when: ds_connection.rc != 32 and ds_connection.rc != 49
+  until: ds_connection.rc == 32
+
+
 - name: Add base entry
   community.docker.docker_container_exec:
     container: "{{ ds_container }}"
diff --git a/tests/ansible/ocsp/tasks/certificate_self_validation_with_crl.yml b/tests/ansible/ocsp/tasks/certificate_self_validation_with_crl.yml
index 2138453267d..853e3695843 100644
--- a/tests/ansible/ocsp/tasks/certificate_self_validation_with_crl.yml
+++ b/tests/ansible/ocsp/tasks/certificate_self_validation_with_crl.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@
     - sed -i -e "s/;self_sign_cert = .*/self_sign_cert = True/g" ds.inf
     - dscreate from-file ds.inf
 
+- name: Check CA ds connection
+  community.docker.docker_container_exec:
+    container: "{{ cads_container }}"
+    command: ldapsearch -H ldap://{{ cads_hostname }}:3389 -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w {{ cads_password }} -x -b dc=example,dc=com
+  register: cads_connection
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 15
+  failed_when: cads_connection.rc != 32 and cads_connection.rc != 49
+  until: cads_connection.rc == 32
+
 - name: Add CA base entry
   community.docker.docker_container_exec:
     container: "{{ cads_container }}"
@@ -140,6 +150,16 @@
     - sed -i -e "s/;self_sign_cert = .*/self_sign_cert = True/g" ds.inf
     - dscreate from-file ds.inf
                                                     
+- name: Check OCSP ds connection
+  community.docker.docker_container_exec:
+    container: "{{ ocspds_container }}"
+    command: ldapsearch -H ldap://{{ ocspds_hostname }}:3389 -D "cn=Directory Manager" -w {{ ocspds_password }} -x -b dc=example,dc=com
+  register: ocspds_connection
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 15
+  failed_when: ocspds_connection.rc != 32 and ocspds_connection.rc != 49
+  until: ocspds_connection.rc == 32
+
 
 - name: Add OCSP base entry
   community.docker.docker_container_exec: