diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e147d11856..c8f73c15db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ on:
 env:
   CARGO_REGISTRIES_CRATES_IO_PROTOCOL: sparse
   CARGO_PROFILE_DEV_DEBUG: false
+  ZENOH_RUNTIME: "(rx: (handover: app), acc: (handover: app), app: (max_blocking_threads: 1), tx: (max_blocking_threads: 1))"
 
 jobs:
   check: