diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_extensions.yml b/.github/workflows/test_extensions.yml
index 05a1645ba0..5c22995274 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_extensions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_extensions.yml
@@ -76,14 +76,7 @@ jobs:
         pip install ./__extension__[devel]
 
     - name: Install Singularity
-      run: |
-        release="$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/sylabs/singularity/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name)"
-        codename="$(lsb_release -cs)"
-        arch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"
-        cd /tmp
-        wget -O singularity-ce.deb https://github.com/sylabs/singularity/releases/download/$release/singularity-ce_${release#v}-${codename}_$arch.deb
-        sudo dpkg -i singularity-ce.deb
-        sudo apt-get install -f
+      run: tools/ci/install-singularity.sh
       if: env.DL_NEED_SINGULARITY == '1'
 
     - name: Install additional dependencies and prepare for testing
diff --git a/tools/ci/install-singularity.sh b/tools/ci/install-singularity.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1a46243c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ci/install-singularity.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -ex -o pipefail
+release="$(curl -fsSL https://api.github.com/repos/sylabs/singularity/releases/latest | jq -r .tag_name)"
+codename="$(lsb_release -cs)"
+arch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)"
+wget -O /tmp/singularity-ce.deb "https://github.com/sylabs/singularity/releases/download/$release/singularity-ce_${release#v}-${codename}_$arch.deb"
+set -x
+sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y uidmap libfuse2
+sudo dpkg -i /tmp/singularity-ce.deb
+sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -f