diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 19b385d7..d26f7353 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       CRATEDB_VERSION: ${{ matrix.cratedb-version }}
       SQLALCHEMY_VERSION: ${{ matrix.sqla-version }}
+      SSL_CERT_DIR: /etc/ssl/certs
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 984db8ee..be5707e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       CRATEDB_VERSION: ${{ matrix.cratedb-version }}
       SQLALCHEMY_VERSION: ${{ matrix.sqla-version }}
+      SSL_CERT_DIR: /etc/ssl/certs
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3