diff --git a/controllers/gitrepository_controller.go b/controllers/gitrepository_controller.go
index 5e69bf176..ca67aa261 100644
--- a/controllers/gitrepository_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/gitrepository_controller.go
@@ -341,8 +341,8 @@ func (r *GitRepositoryReconciler) sync(ctx context.Context, repository sourcev1.
 	}
 	defer unlock()
 
-	// archive artifact
-	err = r.Storage.Archive(artifact, tmpGit, "")
+	// archive artifact and check integrity
+	err = r.Storage.Archive(artifact, tmpGit, "", true)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("storage archive error: %w", err)
 		return sourcev1.GitRepositoryNotReady(repository, sourcev1.StorageOperationFailedReason, err.Error()), err
diff --git a/controllers/storage.go b/controllers/storage.go
index 48904b844..a9098dae5 100644
--- a/controllers/storage.go
+++ b/controllers/storage.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func (s *Storage) ArtifactExist(artifact sourcev1.Artifact) bool {
 }
 
 // Archive creates a tar.gz to the artifact path from the given dir excluding the provided file extensions
-func (s *Storage) Archive(artifact sourcev1.Artifact, dir string, excludes string) error {
+func (s *Storage) Archive(artifact sourcev1.Artifact, dir string, excludes string, integrityCheck bool) error {
 	if excludes == "" {
 		excludes = "jpg,jpeg,gif,png,wmv,flv,tar.gz,zip"
 	}
@@ -129,6 +129,23 @@ func (s *Storage) Archive(artifact sourcev1.Artifact, dir string, excludes strin
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("command '%s' failed: %w", cmd, err)
 	}
+
+	if integrityCheck {
+		cmd = fmt.Sprintf("gunzip -t %s", artifact.Path)
+		command = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "/bin/sh", "-c", cmd)
+		err = command.Run()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("gzip integrity check failed")
+		}
+
+		cmd = fmt.Sprintf("tar -tzf %s >/dev/null", artifact.Path)
+		command = exec.CommandContext(ctx, "/bin/sh", "-c", cmd)
+		err = command.Run()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("tar integrity check failed")
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }