diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index e697507..9453912 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   test:
-    runs-on: ["self-hosted", "X64", "distro:jammy"]  # balenaOS (balena-public-pki) tests require socat v1.7.4
+    runs-on: ["self-hosted", "X64", "runtime:container", "distro:jammy"]  # balenaOS (balena-public-pki) tests require socat v1.7.4
     timeout-minutes: 60
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false