diff --git a/assets/javascripts/mirrorlist.js b/assets/javascripts/mirrorlist.js
index ec2362a6..651db2b0 100644
--- a/assets/javascripts/mirrorlist.js
+++ b/assets/javascripts/mirrorlist.js
@@ -191,3 +191,18 @@ function initMap(lat, lng, idx) {
     // setTimeout(function(){ marker.showPopup(); }, 500);
 }
 
+function checkFileOnMirrors(path) {
+    $.ajax({
+        url: '/rest/server/check_file?file=' + path,
+        type: "PUT",
+        dataType: 'json',
+        success: function(response) {
+            handleCheckFileOnMirror(response.job_id);
+        },
+        error: handleAdminTableApiError
+   });
+}
+
+function handleCheckFileOnMirror(job_id) {
+    $(location).attr('href', '/minion/jobs?id=' + job_id);
+}
diff --git a/lib/MirrorCache/Task/MirrorFileCheck.pm b/lib/MirrorCache/Task/MirrorFileCheck.pm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b5b3249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/MirrorCache/Task/MirrorFileCheck.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2023 SUSE LLC
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package MirrorCache::Task::MirrorFileCheck;
+use Mojo::Base 'Mojolicious::Plugin';
+
+use Mojo::UserAgent;
+
+sub register {
+    my ($self, $app) = @_;
+
+    $app->minion->add_task(mirror_file_check => sub { _check($app, @_) });
+}
+
+sub _check {
+    my ($app, $job, $path, $args) = (shift, shift, shift, ref $_[0] ? $_[0] : {@_});;
+    return $job->fail('Empty path is not allowed') unless $path;
+
+    my $minion = $app->minion;
+    my $schema = $app->schema;
+
+    # my $mirrors = $schema->resultset('Server')->search({country => 'de'});
+    my @mirrors = $schema->resultset('Server')->search({ enabled => '1' });
+    my ($countok, $counterr, $countoth) = (0, 0, 0);
+    my $concurrency = 8;
+    my $current = 0;
+    $concurrency = @mirrors unless $concurrency < @mirrors;
+    $job->note(_concurrency => $concurrency);
+
+    for (my $i = 0; $i < $concurrency; $i++){
+        my $m = shift @mirrors;
+        next unless $m;
+        my $id = $m->id;
+        my $urldir = $m->urldir;
+        $urldir = '/' unless $urldir;
+        my $url = $m->hostname . $m->urldir . $path;
+        # it looks that  defining $ua outside the loop greatly increases overal memory usage footprint for the task
+        my $ua = Mojo::UserAgent->new->request_timeout(4)->connect_timeout(4);
+
+        my ($next, $then, $catch);
+        my $started = time();
+        $current++;
+
+
+        $next = sub {
+            $m = shift;
+            unless ($m) {
+                $current--;
+                unless ($current) {
+                    Mojo::IOLoop->stop unless $current;
+                }
+                return;
+            };
+            $id = $m->id;
+            my $urldir = $m->urldir;
+            $urldir = '/' unless $urldir;
+            $url = $m->hostname . $m->urldir . $path;
+            $started = time();
+            return $ua->head_p($url)->then($then, $catch);
+        };
+
+        $then = sub {
+            my $tx = shift;
+            my $elapsed = int(1000*(time() - $started));
+            my $code = $tx->res->code;
+            $job->note($m->hostname => $code . " ($elapsed ms) id=$id " . $tx->req->url);
+            if ($code == 200) {
+                $countok++;
+            } elsif ($code > 399) {
+                $counterr++;
+            } else {
+                $countoth++;
+            }
+            $next->(shift @mirrors);
+        };
+
+        $catch = sub {
+            my $err = shift;
+            my $elapsed = int(1000*(time() - $started));
+            $job->note($m->hostname => $err . " ($elapsed ms) id=$id " . $url);
+            $counterr++;
+            $next->(shift @mirrors);
+        };
+
+        $ua->head_p($url)->then($then, $catch);
+    }
+    # sleep 5;
+
+    Mojo::IOLoop->start;
+    $job->note(_ok => $countok, _err => $counterr, _oth => $countoth);
+    $job->finish;
+}
+
+1;
diff --git a/lib/MirrorCache/WebAPI.pm b/lib/MirrorCache/WebAPI.pm
index 18cca253..4f838716 100644
--- a/lib/MirrorCache/WebAPI.pm
+++ b/lib/MirrorCache/WebAPI.pm
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ sub _setup_webui {
     $rest_operator_r->post('/server/:id')->name('post_server')->to('table#update', table => 'Server');
     $rest_operator_r->delete('/server/:id')->to('table#destroy', table => 'Server');
     $rest_operator_r->put('/server/location/:id')->name('rest_put_server_location')->to('server_location#update_location');
+    $rest_operator_r->put('/server/check_file')->name('rest_put_server_check_file')->to('server_check_file#start');
     $rest_operator_r->post('/server/note/#hostname')->name('rest_put_server_note')->to('server_note#ins');
     $rest_operator_r->get('/server/note/#hostname')->name('rest_get_server_note')->to('server_note#list');
     $rest_operator_r->get('/server/contact/#hostname')->name('rest_get_server_contact')->to('server_note#list_contact');
diff --git a/lib/MirrorCache/WebAPI/Controller/Rest/ServerCheckFile.pm b/lib/MirrorCache/WebAPI/Controller/Rest/ServerCheckFile.pm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..620d7174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/MirrorCache/WebAPI/Controller/Rest/ServerCheckFile.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2023 SUSE LLC
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package MirrorCache::WebAPI::Controller::Rest::ServerCheckFile;
+use Mojo::Base 'Mojolicious::Controller';
+use Data::Dumper;
+
+sub start {
+    my ($self) = @_;
+
+    my $path = $self->param("file");
+    return $self->render(code => 400, text => "Mandatory argument is missing") unless $path;
+
+    my $job_id;
+    eval {
+        $job_id = $self->minion->enqueue('mirror_file_check' => [$path]);
+    };
+    return $self->render(code => 500, text => Dumper($@)) unless $job_id;
+
+    return $self->render(
+        json => {
+            job_id     => $job_id,
+        }
+    );
+}
+
+1;
diff --git a/lib/MirrorCache/WebAPI/Plugin/Backstage.pm b/lib/MirrorCache/WebAPI/Plugin/Backstage.pm
index 127acd38..25aaf381 100644
--- a/lib/MirrorCache/WebAPI/Plugin/Backstage.pm
+++ b/lib/MirrorCache/WebAPI/Plugin/Backstage.pm
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ sub register_tasks {
     $app->plugin($_)
       for (
         qw(MirrorCache::Task::MirrorCheckFromStat),
+        qw(MirrorCache::Task::MirrorFileCheck),
         qw(MirrorCache::Task::MirrorScanScheduleFromMisses),
         qw(MirrorCache::Task::MirrorScanScheduleFromPathErrors),
         qw(MirrorCache::Task::MirrorScanSchedule),
@@ -91,7 +92,8 @@ eval {
     $app->minion->backend->no_txn(1) if $db eq 'mysql';
 
     $self->register_tasks;
-};
+    1;
+} or $app->log->error($@);
     # Enable the Minion Admin interface under /minion
     my $auth =
       $app->routes->under('/minion')->to('session#ensure_operator');
diff --git a/templates/mirrorlist.html.ep b/templates/mirrorlist.html.ep
index ceff4c39..5189fd68 100644
--- a/templates/mirrorlist.html.ep
+++ b/templates/mirrorlist.html.ep
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ img.huechange1 { filter: hue-rotate(90deg) }
 
 
 <script>
+var is_operator = <%= (is_operator) ? 'true' : 'false' %>;
 var preferred_url = "<%= $preferred_url %>";
 var lat = <%= $lat %>;
 var lng = <%= $lng %>;
@@ -168,4 +169,8 @@ var lng = <%= $lng %>;
 
 <button onclick="toggleMap(<%=$lat%>,<%=$lng%>,3);">Toggle map</button>
 <div id="mapAll" style="width: 600px; height: 400px; display: none"></div>
+% if (is_operator) {
+<button onclick="checkFileOnMirrors('<%= $cur_path %>');">Check file on mirrors</button>
+% }
 </div>
+