diff --git a/.github/workflows/bootc.yml b/.github/workflows/bootc.yml
index 41ce5bb2..7d6821af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bootc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bootc.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ on:
     branches: [main]
   workflow_dispatch: {}
 
+env:
+  CONTAINER_FIXTURE: registry.gitlab.com/bootc-org/tests/container-fixtures/var-hardlinked
+
 jobs:
   build-c9s:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -62,4 +65,9 @@ jobs:
           sudo podman run --rm -ti --privileged -v /:/target -v /var/lib/containers:/var/lib/containers -v ./usr/bin/bootc:/usr/bin/bootc --pid=host --security-opt label=disable \
             quay.io/centos-bootc/centos-bootc-dev:stream9 bootc install to-filesystem \
             --karg=foo=bar --disable-selinux --replace=alongside /target
+          chattr -i / /ostree/deploy/default/deploy
+          rm /ostree/deploy/default -rf
+          sudo podman run --rm -ti --privileged -v /:/target -v /var/lib/containers:/var/lib/containers -v ./usr/bin/bootc:/usr/bin/bootc --pid=host --security-opt label=disable \
+            ${{ env.CONTAINER_FIXTURE }} bootc install to-filesystem \
+              --disable-selinux --replace=alongside /target