diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index f1678bc..0e5e668 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ type: docker
 name: hcloud
 
 steps:
+- name: check requirements
+  image: alpine
+  commands:
+  - '[ -z "$SERVER_ID" ] && echo "SERVER_ID not set" && false'
+
 - name: get hcloud
   image: alpine
   commands: