diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 327ff92..f3f714e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ run-patchday-dev:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" && $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"
 
 run-patchday-dev-digitalocean:
+  extends: .run-ansible
   stage: run-patchday
   before_script:
     - echo "${ANSIBLE_VAULT_PASS_DEV}" > /tmp/vault-pass
diff --git a/patchday.yml b/patchday.yml
index 224d23f..db84644 100644
--- a/patchday.yml
+++ b/patchday.yml
@@ -259,6 +259,22 @@
           until: sma_portal_avail.status in [200]
 
       rescue:
+        - name: "Check SMA-portal dependency << iam-instance >>is reachable"
+          become: no
+          uri:
+            url: "https://{{ stage }}-iam-01.{{ domain }}/api/v1/roles"
+            method: GET
+            status_code: [403]
+          register: iam_avail
+          delay: 10
+          retries: 10
+          no_log: true
+          until: iam.status in [403]
+          ignore_errors: yes # noqa ignore-errors
+          # patchday continues ion case of failed request towards iam service;
+          # iam service is hard dependency for SMA-portal-instance but not for
+          # patchday itself - it;s just a work around
+
         - name: "Smardigo Patchday: SMA-portal not reachable - shutdown services"
           community.docker.docker_compose:
             project_src: '{{ item.path | dirname }}'