diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
index 94895a4..6aa70b3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
@@ -10,24 +10,20 @@ jobs:
   backend-tests:
     name: Backend Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: python:3.12-slim
     env:
       SECRET_KEY: test-secret-key-for-ci-environment-32chars-minimum
 
     steps:
-      - name: Check workspace
+      - name: Install Python
         run: |
-          pwd
-          ls -la
-          ls -la dashboard/ || echo "dashboard directory not found"
+          apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip python3-venv
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           cd dashboard/backend
-          pip install -r requirements.txt
-          pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
-          pip install pytest-timeout
+          pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+          pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
+          pip3 install pytest-timeout
 
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |
@@ -44,10 +40,13 @@ jobs:
   frontend-tests:
     name: Frontend Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: node:20-slim
 
     steps:
+      - name: Install Node.js
+        run: |
+          curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash -
+          apt-get install -y nodejs
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           cd dashboard/frontend