diff --git a/tests/integration/nerdctl/gha-run.sh b/tests/integration/nerdctl/gha-run.sh
index dc15851564..6d1a32f24c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/nerdctl/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/nerdctl/gha-run.sh
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ function run() {
 	enabling_hypervisor
 
 	info "Running nerdctl with runc"
-	sudo nerdctl run --rm alpine ping -c 2 www.github.com
+	sudo nerdctl run --rm --entrypoint nping instrumentisto/nmap --tcp-connect -c 2 -p 80 www.github.com
 
 	info "Running nerdctl with Kata Containers (${KATA_HYPERVISOR})"
-	sudo nerdctl run --rm --runtime io.containerd.kata.v2 alpine ping -c 2 www.github.com
+	sudo nerdctl run --rm --runtime io.containerd.kata.v2 --entrypoint nping instrumentisto/nmap --tcp-connect -c 2 -p 80 www.github.com
 }
 
 function main() {