diff --git a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
index 59e2b96f..23d9effb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testsuite.yml
@@ -21,37 +21,43 @@ jobs:
       PERL_USE_UNSAFE_INC: 1
       CPANEL_BIN_PATH: /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/bin
       CPANEL_PERL: /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/perl/536/bin/perl
-      ACTIONS_RUNNER_FORCE_ACTIONS_NODE_VERSION: node20
-      ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION: true
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-
+    # Note: the container is not a CentOS 7 distro
+    #       this is ok if we use it for unit test purpose
+    #       we are also relying on e2e test using C7 VM on self-hosted runner.
     container:
-      image: cpanelos/perl-compiler:perl-v5.36.0
+      image: cpanelos/perl-compiler:alma8-perl-v5.36.0
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
       - name: Setup PATH
         run: |
-          echo $CPANEL_BIN_PATH >> $GITHUB_PATH;
-          $CPANEL_PERL -MConfig -E 'say $Config{sitebin}'   >> $GITHUB_PATH
-          $CPANEL_PERL -MConfig -E 'say $Config{vendorbin}' >> $GITHUB_PATH
+            echo $CPANEL_BIN_PATH >> $GITHUB_PATH;
+            $CPANEL_PERL -MConfig -E 'say $Config{sitebin}'   >> $GITHUB_PATH
+            $CPANEL_PERL -MConfig -E 'say $Config{vendorbin}' >> $GITHUB_PATH
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - run: perl -V
-      - name: install Perl dependencies
-        uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@v1.7
+
+      - name: Install Perl dependencies
+        uses: perl-actions/install-with-cpm@v1
         with:
           sudo: false
           cpanfile: "t/cpanfile"
           args: "--with-all"
+
       - name: cpanel-setup
         run: /bin/bash t/cpanel-setup
+
       - name: which prove
         run: ls -l $(which prove)
+
       - run: perl -cw elevate-cpanel
+
       - name: Run tests
         run: prove -lv -It/lib t/*.t
 
diff --git a/t/cpanel-setup b/t/cpanel-setup
index f3f5a184..b79bd409 100755
--- a/t/cpanel-setup
+++ b/t/cpanel-setup
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ echo "# ............. which perl"
 which perl
 ls -l /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/perl/536/bin/perl
 
-echo "# ............. scripts/cpservice"
+echo "# ............. cpanm round 2"
+perl bin/cpanm -n --cpanfile ${REPO}/t/cpanfile --installdeps .
+
 scripts/cpservice cpanel install ||:
 
 echo "# ............. install fake tailwatchd service"
diff --git a/t/cpanfile b/t/cpanfile
index 54d2fa07..ab772d94 100644
--- a/t/cpanfile
+++ b/t/cpanfile
@@ -11,6 +11,17 @@
 
 # test
 on 'test' => sub {
+    requires "File::Temp";
+    requires "Overload::FileCheck";
+    requires "Pod::PlainText";
+    requires "Test2::Bundle::Extended";
+    requires "Test2::Plugin::NoWarnings";
+    requires "Test2::Tools::Explain";
+    requires "Test::MockFile" => "0.032";
+    requires "Test::MockModule";
+    requires "Test::More";
+    requires "Test::Class";
+    requires "Test::Simple";
 
     requires "Test::MockFile" => "0.032";