diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml
index 5cbf939..c6c295f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -11,13 +11,27 @@ jobs:
          uses: actions/checkout@v4
          with:
            ssh-key: ${{ secrets.SSH_JOHN_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+       - name: Update system dependencies
+         run: |
+           apt update
+           apt upgrade libsqlite3-dev
+       - name: Create virtual env
+         run: |
+           python3 -m venv .venv
+           source .venv/bin/activate
+           which python
+           python --version
+           python -m sqlite3 --version
        - name: Install poetry
          run: |
-           python3 -m pip install poetry==2.3.4
+           source .venv/bin/activate
+           pip install poetry==2.3.4
        - name: Install the project dependencies
          run: |
-           python3 -m poetry install
-           python3 -m poetry env info
+           source .venv/bin/activate
+           poetry install
+           poetry env info
        - name: Run the automated tests
          run: |
-           python3 -m poetry run python -m pytest tests
+           source .venv/bin/activate
+           poetry run pytest tests
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bf389f5..f49ed01 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ ENV PYTHONFAULTHANDLER=1 \
     POETRY_CACHE_DIR='/var/cache/pypoetry' \
     POETRY_HOME='/usr/local'
 
+RUN apk update && \
+    apk upgrade && \
+    rm -rf /var/cache/apk/*
 RUN apk add --no-cache tini
 RUN pip install -Iv --no-cache-dir "poetry==${POETRY_VERSION}"