diff --git a/modules/testing/builder/projects/hello-world-app/karma.conf.js b/modules/testing/builder/projects/hello-world-app/karma.conf.js
index 36d6f69333d6..7ad5e58e8efc 100644
--- a/modules/testing/builder/projects/hello-world-app/karma.conf.js
+++ b/modules/testing/builder/projects/hello-world-app/karma.conf.js
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
     customLaunchers: {
       ChromeHeadlessCI: {
         base: 'ChromeHeadless',
-        flags: ['--disable-gpu'],
+        flags: [
+          '--disable-gpu',
+          ...(process.env.CHROME_NO_SANDBOX === '1' ? ['--no-sandbox'] : []),
+        ],
       },
     },
     singleRun: false,
diff --git a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/test/hello-world-lib/projects/lib/karma.conf.js b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/test/hello-world-lib/projects/lib/karma.conf.js
index c109b07ac6b3..949ae97608d3 100644
--- a/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/test/hello-world-lib/projects/lib/karma.conf.js
+++ b/packages/angular_devkit/build_angular/test/hello-world-lib/projects/lib/karma.conf.js
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
     customLaunchers: {
       ChromeHeadlessCI: {
         base: 'ChromeHeadless',
-        flags: ['--disable-gpu']
+        flags: [
+          '--disable-gpu',
+          ...(process.env.CHROME_NO_SANDBOX === '1' ? ['--no-sandbox'] : []),
+        ],
       }
     },
     singleRun: false