diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 602d5a76b..11eae4fb2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         sudo apt update
         sudo apt install -y podman python3-pytest python3-paramiko python3-boto3 flake8 qemu-system-x86 qemu-efi-aarch64 qemu-system-arm qemu-user-static pylint libosinfo-bin
+        # workaround https://github.com/containers/podman/issues/21683
+        sudo apt install -y sqlite3
+        echo "update DBConfig set GraphDriver = 'overlay' where GraphDriver = ''';" | sudo sh -c '(cd /var/lib/containers/storage && sqlite3 db.sql)'
     - name: Diskspace (before)
       run: |
         df -h