diff --git a/.github/workflows/golang-test-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/golang-test-linux.yml
index 7a6abd404..4a59413ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/golang-test-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/golang-test-linux.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         run: go mod tidy
 
       - name: Test
-        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} go test -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI' -timeout 5m -p 1 ./...
+        run: CGO_ENABLED=0 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} go test -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI' -timeout 5m -p 1 ./...
 
   test_client_on_docker:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
         run: docker run -t --cap-add=NET_ADMIN --privileged --rm -v $PWD:/ci -w /ci/client/internal/routemanager --entrypoint /busybox/sh gcr.io/distroless/base:debug -c /ci/routemanager-testing.bin  -test.timeout 5m -test.parallel 1
 
       - name: Run Engine tests in docker
-        run: docker run -t --cap-add=NET_ADMIN --privileged --rm -v $PWD:/ci -w /ci/client/internal --entrypoint /bin/bash ubuntu:latest -c /ci/engine-testing.bin  -test.timeout 5m -test.parallel 1
+        run: docker run -t --cap-add=NET_ADMIN --privileged --rm -v $PWD:/ci -w /ci/client/internal --entrypoint /busybox/sh gcr.io/distroless/base:debug -c /ci/engine-testing.bin  -test.timeout 5m -test.parallel 1
 
       - name: Run Peer tests in docker
         run: docker run -t --cap-add=NET_ADMIN --privileged --rm -v $PWD:/ci -w /ci/client/internal/peer  --entrypoint /busybox/sh gcr.io/distroless/base:debug -c /ci/peer-testing.bin  -test.timeout 5m -test.parallel 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/cmd/testutil.go b/client/cmd/testutil.go
index 104aed5e9..e52e84f63 100644
--- a/client/cmd/testutil.go
+++ b/client/cmd/testutil.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func startManagement(t *testing.T, config *mgmt.Config) (*grpc.Server, net.Liste
 	}
 
 	peersUpdateManager := mgmt.NewPeersUpdateManager()
-	eventStore, err := activity.NewSQLiteStore(t.TempDir())
+	eventStore := &activity.NoopEventStore{}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
diff --git a/client/internal/engine_test.go b/client/internal/engine_test.go
index 03a4c3870..64af22ee6 100644
--- a/client/internal/engine_test.go
+++ b/client/internal/engine_test.go
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ func startManagement(port int, dataDir string) (*grpc.Server, error) {
 		log.Fatalf("failed creating a store: %s: %v", config.Datadir, err)
 	}
 	peersUpdateManager := server.NewPeersUpdateManager()
-	eventStore, err := activity.NewSQLiteStore(config.Datadir)
+	eventStore := &activity.NoopEventStore{}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
diff --git a/management/server/activity/mock.go b/management/server/activity/mock.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbc4ec103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/management/server/activity/mock.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package activity
+
+type NoopEventStore struct {
+}
+
+func (store *NoopEventStore) Save(event *Event) (*Event, error) {
+	event.ID = -1
+	return event, nil
+}
+
+func (store *NoopEventStore) Get(accountID string, offset, limit int, descending bool) ([]*Event, error) {
+	return []*Event{}, nil
+}
+
+func (store *NoopEventStore) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}