diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ff3f98c6..b9c2cdf4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   python-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    options: --user root -v ${{ github.workspace }}:/tmp/pageviews/:rw
 
     services:
       # Unit test rely on a local MySQL instance with an empty root password.