diff --git a/.github/workflows/per-suite.yml b/.github/workflows/per-suite.yml
index 356fbefa7..b58f7b9c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/per-suite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/per-suite.yml
@@ -139,6 +139,16 @@ jobs:
 
           echo "output_dir=debuerreotype/${output_dir}" | tee -a "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
 
+      - name: Load and test image
+        if: ${{ steps.debuerreotype.outcome == 'success' }}
+        run: |
+          tag="${REPOSITORY}:${CODENAME}-${ARCH}"
+          printf "FROM scratch\nADD rootfs.tar.xz /\nCMD [\"/bin/bash\"]" | \
+              docker buildx build --load --platform "${PLATFORM}" \
+                  --tags "${tag}" \
+                  --file - "${{ steps.debuerreotype.outputs.output_dir}}"
+          docker run --rm "${tag}" apt-get update
+
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: ${{ steps.debuerreotype.outcome == 'success' }}
         with: