diff --git a/tests/ci/setup.sh b/tests/ci/setup.sh
index d12d3305b..1559a302d 100755
--- a/tests/ci/setup.sh
+++ b/tests/ci/setup.sh
@@ -123,8 +123,15 @@ setup_circle() {
   sudo -E make -e setup-deploy-tests
   lsb_release -a
   # setup .dokkurc
+
+  getent passwd | cut -d: -f1 | sort
+
   sudo -E mkdir -p /home/dokku/.dokkurc
-  sudo -E chown dokku:ubuntu /home/dokku/.dokkurc
+  if [[ -n "$GITHUB_ACTIONS" ]]; then
+    sudo -E chown dokku:dokku /home/dokku/.dokkurc
+  else
+    sudo -E chown dokku:ubuntu /home/dokku/.dokkurc
+  fi
   sudo -E chmod 775 /home/dokku/.dokkurc
   # pull node:4 image for testing
   sudo docker pull node:4