diff --git a/.github/workflows/rasp-runner.yml b/.github/workflows/rasp-runner.yml
index ec41a359..7ee66e75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rasp-runner.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rasp-runner.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           base_image: https://dietpi.com/downloads/images/DietPi_RPi-ARMv8-Bullseye.7z
           cpu: cortex-a53
+          bind_mount_repository: true
+          image_additional_mb: 10240
+          optimize_image: false
           commands: |
+            # Rust complains (rightly) that $HOME doesn't match eid home
+            export HOME=/root
+            # Workaround to CI worker being stuck on Updating crates.io index
+            export CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL=sparse
             apt-get update -y --allow-releaseinfo-change
             apt-get upgrade -y
             apt-get autoremove -y