diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 9a1988f..727ff5e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ jobs:
           git checkout --detach FETCH_HEAD
           test "$(git rev-parse HEAD)" = "${{ gitea.sha }}"
 
+      - name: Install system test dependencies
+        run: |
+          apt-get update
+          apt-get install --yes --no-install-recommends sqlite3
+          rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
       - name: Install locked dependencies
         run: npm ci