diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/fixturenet-eth-test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/fixturenet-eth-test.yml
index 6b764664..52ef7f54 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/fixturenet-eth-test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/fixturenet-eth-test.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: 'ci-test'
 
+# Needed until we can incorporate docker startup into the executor container
+env:
+  DOCKER_HOST: unix:///var/run/dind.sock
+
+
 jobs:
   test:
     name: "Run an Ethereum fixturenet test"
@@ -23,5 +28,9 @@ jobs:
         run: ./scripts/create_build_tag_file.sh
       - name: "Build local shiv package"
         run: ./scripts/build_shiv_package.sh
+      - name: Start dockerd # Also needed until we can incorporate into the executor
+        run: |
+          dockerd -H $DOCKER_HOST --userland-proxy=false &
+          sleep 5
       - name: "Run fixturenet-eth tests"
         run: ./tests/fixturenet-eth/run-test.sh