diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d61dade..c6f6dcb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@ jobs:
           python-version: "3.13"
       - name: install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install -r requirements.txt
+          python -m venv venv
+          venv/bin/python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          venv/bin/pip install -r requirements.txt
       - name: run tests
         run: |
-          sudo python -m pytest tests/test_content.py
-          python -m pytest tests/test_miscellaneous.py
-          python -m pytest tests/test_users.py
+          source venv/bin/activate
+          sudo venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/test_content.py
+          pytest tests/test_miscellaneous.py
+          pytest tests/test_users.py
 
   build_and_push_docker_image:
     needs: test_app