diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index b9fa8c3..4c6ef7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG_TALOS }}" > ./talos_kubeconfig
           chmod 600 ./talos_kubeconfig
+          test -s ./talos_kubeconfig || { echo "KUBECONFIG_TALOS ist leer oder fehlt"; exit 1; }
 
       - name: Terraform Deploy
+        env:
+          TF_VAR_longhorn_basic_auth: ${{ secrets.LONGHORN_BASIC_AUTH }}
         run: |
           terraform init
           terraform apply -auto-approve