diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5a44bb6ff..eab721e29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
   REGISTRY_PASSWORD: ${{ github.token }}
   IMAGE_REGISTRY: ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}
   # This is required for running GUI tests on Github Actions
-  DISPLAY: ":99.0"
+  #DISPLAY: ":99.0"
   QT_SELECT: "qt6"
 
 # Disable multiple concurrent runs on the same branch
@@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo ${{ github.token }} | podman login ghcr.io -u USERNAME --password-stdin
 
+      - name: Setup upterm session
+        uses: lhotari/action-upterm@v1
+        with:
+          ## limits ssh access and adds the ssh public key for the user which triggered the workflow
+          limit-access-to-actor: true
+
       - name: Get current date
         id: date
         run: echo "date=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -356,6 +362,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run CI tests
         run: |-
-          xvfb-run -s "$DISPLAY -screen 0 1280x1024x24" \
-              ./dev_scripts/env.py --distro ${{ matrix.distro }} --version ${{ matrix.version }} run --dev \
+          xvfb-run -a ./dev_scripts/env.py --distro ${{ matrix.distro }} --version ${{ matrix.version }} run --dev \
               bash -c 'cd dangerzone; poetry run make test'