diff --git a/.woodpecker/nightly.yml b/.woodpecker/nightly.yml
index 38894cc10..5e1a29c8c 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/nightly.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/nightly.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ clone:
 steps:
   check-if-released:
     image: codeberg.org/freeyourgadget/android-fdroid-tools:33.0.0
+    secrets: 
+      - hc_url_nightly_deploy
     commands: |
+      curl -fsS -m 10 --retry 5 "$${hc_url_nightly_deploy}/start"
+
       RELEASED_VERSION_CODE=$(curl https://freeyourgadget.codeberg.page/fdroid/repo/index-v1.json | jq '.packages."nodomain.freeyourgadget.gadgetbridge.nightly"[0].versionCode')
       CURRENT_VERSION_CODE=$(git rev-list HEAD --count)
 
@@ -17,6 +21,7 @@ steps:
       then
         echo "This version is already released, we quit!"
         touch .do_not_build
+        curl -fsS -m 10 --retry 5 "$${hc_url_nightly_deploy}"
       fi
 
 
@@ -104,9 +109,19 @@ steps:
         # bump
     secrets: [ commit_token ]
 
+  on-success:
+    image: codeberg.org/freeyourgadget/android-fdroid-tools:33.0.0
+    commands:
+      - curl -fsS -m 10 --retry 5 "$${hc_url_nightly_deploy}"
+    when:
+      status: success
+    secrets: 
+      - hc_url_nightly_deploy
+
   on-error:
     image: codeberg.org/freeyourgadget/android-fdroid-tools:33.0.0
     commands:
+      - curl -fsS -m 10 --retry 5 "$${hc_url_nightly_deploy}/fail"
       - cd ..
       - mkdir -p repoconfig
       - cd repoconfig
@@ -114,7 +129,9 @@ steps:
       - ./fdroid-repo-config/repoconfig/create_issue_comment.sh "CI failed"
     when:
       status: failure
-    secrets: [ commit_token ]
+    secrets: 
+      - hc_url_nightly_deploy
+      - commit_token
 
 when:
   - event: cron