diff --git a/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh b/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh
index 44f880bd..73aa59e4 100644
--- a/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh
+++ b/scripts/purge-stale-projects.sh
@@ -47,12 +47,14 @@ ssh=ssh
 [ "$JANWARE_USER" ] || JANWARE_USER=`whoami`
 ssh=`which $ssh`
 
-[ -x "$ssh" ] || {
-	echo "SSH executable \"$ssh\" not found"
-	exit 1
-}
+[ -x "$ssh" ] || fatal "SSH executable \"$ssh\" not found"
 
 ssh="$ssh -l $JANWARE_USER"
+
+for host in cvs.jannet.de git.jannet.de; do
+	$ssh $host echo hallo >/dev/null 2>&1 || fatal "Can't ssh into host $host"
+done
+
 local_cvs_proj=`ls -d */CVS 2>/dev/null | sed 's%/[^/]*%%'`
 local_git_proj=`ls -d */.git 2>/dev/null | sed 's%/[^/]*%%'`
 remote_cvs_proj=`$ssh cvs.jannet.de find /home/jannet/arc/cvs/proj -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d -executable -readable | sed 's%.*/%%'`