diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_target.yml b/.github/workflows/on_target.yml
index 81f4bc23..a5721305 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_target.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_target.yml
@@ -100,6 +100,29 @@ jobs:
               --software-version ${{ inputs.artifact_fw_version }} \
               hello.nrfcloud.com-${{ inputs.artifact_fw_version }}-thingy91x-nrf91.elf
 
+      - name: Patch nrfutil for dfu (temporary)
+        run: |
+          echo ${NRFUTIL_HOME}
+          cat > ${NRFUTIL_HOME}/lib/nrfutil-device/14-nrfdl-mcuboot-plugin_config.json << EOF
+          {
+                "description": "Thingy:91 X",
+                "key": {
+                  "product_id": "0x910A",
+                  "vendor_id": "0x1915"
+                },
+                "traits": ["mcuBoot"],
+                "mcuboot_baudrate": 1000000
+          }
+          EOF
+
+      - name: Verify nrfutil configuration
+        env:
+          NRFUTIL_HOME: /usr/local/share/nrfutil
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          cat "${NRFUTIL_HOME}/lib/nrfutil-device/14-nrfdl-mcuboot-plugin_config.json"
+
+
       - name: Run UART tests
         working-directory: thingy91x-oob/tests/on_target
         run: |
diff --git a/tests/on_target/Dockerfile b/tests/on_target/Dockerfile
index 388350d6..6aeb9616 100644
--- a/tests/on_target/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/on_target/Dockerfile
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ RUN <<EOT
     mv nrfutil /usr/local/bin
     chmod +x /usr/local/bin/nrfutil
     nrfutil install device
+    nrfutil self-upgrade
+    nrfutil upgrade
 EOT
 
 # Install Go