diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e410e257..7ce151a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -44,5 +44,11 @@ jobs:
               # Share the store between the workers speeds things up further
               export OSBUILD_TEST_STORE=/var/tmp/osbuild-test-store
           fi
+
+          # Hacky replacement of container storage driver:
+          # The default overlayfs doesn't work in the runner, so let's change
+          # it to vfs for the local storage skopeo stage test.
+          sed -i 's/overlay/vfs/g' /usr/share/containers/storage.conf  # default system config
+          sed -i 's/overlay/vfs/g' /etc/containers/storage.conf || true  # potential overrides
           TEST_CATEGORY="${{ matrix.test }}" \
           tox -e "${{ matrix.environment }}"