diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index d7f7f006..b58e832a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           path: s3gw
-          submodules: true
+          submodules: false
+
+      - name: Checkout ceph
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          repository: aquarist-labs/ceph
+          path: s3gw/ceph
 
       - name: Checkout s3tests
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/tools/tests/s3tests-runner.sh b/tools/tests/s3tests-runner.sh
index afb115b2..2d50346f 100755
--- a/tools/tests/s3tests-runner.sh
+++ b/tools/tests/s3tests-runner.sh
@@ -279,6 +279,8 @@ _main() {
     export TMPFILE
     export OUTPUT_DIR
     export PARALLEL_HOME
+    export CONTAINER_EXTRA_PARAMS
+    export LIFE_CYCLE_INTERVAL_PARAM
 
     mkdir -p "$PARALLEL_HOME"
     parallel --record-env