diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index e5d813b4c..e95911a90 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
+        # Set up variables to avoid interactive timezone selection
+        # Source: https://serverfault.com/a/992421
+        export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+        export TZ=Etc/UTC
+        
         apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y \
             build-essential cmake cmake-curses-gui \
             libboost-all-dev libfftw3-dev libgsl-dev libhdf5-dev liblog4cxx-dev libomp-dev libopenmpi-dev \