diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 1c8260ecb6..a2c06f9272 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ jobs:
     - run: ci/install-dependencies.sh
     - run: useradd builder --create-home
     - run: chown -R builder .
-    - run: sudo --preserve-env --set-home --user=builder ci/run-build-and-tests.sh
+    - run: chmod a+w $GITHUB_ENV && sudo --preserve-env --set-home --user=builder ci/run-build-and-tests.sh
     - name: print test failures
       if: failure() && env.FAILED_TEST_ARTIFACTS != ''
       run: sudo --preserve-env --set-home --user=builder ci/print-test-failures.sh