diff --git a/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml
index c8cb937..11167e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/system-tests.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ env:
   db_user: vdbm
   db_password: password
   db_driver: "pgx"
-  DOCKER_HOST: 127.0.0.1:8000
+  DOCKER_HOST: /var/run/docker.sock
 
 jobs:
   system-testing: