diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index a4db04a..cddefb1 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ steps:
   - name: ssh
     path: /root/.ssh
   commands:
-  - ssh dokku apps:exists $DOKKU_APP_NAME
-  - if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then ssh dokku apps:create $DOKKU_APP_NAME; else echo "App already exists"; fi
+  - ssh dokku dokku apps:exists $DOKKU_APP_NAME
+  - if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then ssh dokku dokku apps:create $DOKKU_APP_NAME; else echo "App already exists"; fi
 - name: push-to-dokku
   image: bitnami/git:2.39.2
   volumes: