diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
index c6ec9ff..6e53650 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration-workflow.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
       docker-tag: ghcr.io/kokkos/ci-containers/${{ matrix.config.dockerfile }}:${{ matrix.config.tag }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout CI repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
       - name: Login to GitHub Container Registry
@@ -75,11 +77,11 @@ jobs:
                 -DKokkos_ENABLE_OPENMP=ON && \
               cmake --build builddir --parallel 2 && \
               ctest --test-dir builddir --output-on-failure"
+          sed -i '26s/$/ /' ${{ matrix.config.dockerfile }} # workaround for kokkos/ci-containers#56 
       - name: Push the image into GitHub Container Registry
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
-        if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'kokkos' && ( github.event_name == 'push' ||  github.event_name == 'schedule' ) }}
         with:
           tags: ${{ env.docker-tag }}
           file: ${{ matrix.config.dockerfile }}
           build-args: ${{ steps.build_args.outputs.args }}
-          push: true
+          push: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'kokkos' && ( github.event_name == 'push' ||  github.event_name == 'schedule' ) }}