diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 63fb93b..33211b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ jobs:
           builder: zephyr-runner-v2-linux-arm64-4xlarge
 
     steps:
+    - name: Configure container storage
+      run: |
+        sed -i 's/graphroot = .*/graphroot = "\/__w\/container_storage"/' /etc/containers/storage.conf
+        mkdir -p /__w/container_storage
+
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -83,6 +88,11 @@ jobs:
     if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
 
     steps:
+    - name: Configure container storage
+      run: |
+        sed -i 's/graphroot = .*/graphroot = "\/__w\/container_storage"/' /etc/containers/storage.conf
+        mkdir -p /__w/container_storage
+
     - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
       uses: redhat-actions/podman-login@v1
       with: