diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f0094253c..86a0ca78b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install build requirements
         run: |
           set -ex
-          apk add cargo python3-dev libffi-dev py3-pip curl bash tar zstd
+          apk add git cargo python3-dev libffi-dev py3-pip curl bash tar zstd
           pip3 install cffi virtualenv
       - name: Cache cargo build
         uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v1
@@ -207,7 +207,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install cargo-nextest
         uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
       - name: cargo test
+        env:
+          CARGO_NET_GIT_FETCH_WITH_CLI: 'true'
         run: |
+          cargo test --no-run --message-format json-render-diagnostics --features password-storage
           # unset GITHUB_ACTIONS env var to disable zig related tests
           env -u GITHUB_ACTIONS cargo nextest run --features password-storage