diff --git a/.github/workflows/alpine-unittests.yml b/.github/workflows/alpine-unittests.yml
index 31985bdad25..411aaba60c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/alpine-unittests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/alpine-unittests.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,16 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
+
+      - name: "Checkout"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          # Fetch all tags for tools/read-version
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Collect debugging info
+        run: |
+          set
 
       - name: Install incus
         run: |
@@ -38,16 +46,28 @@ jobs:
           sudo ip link set incusbr0 up
 
       - name: Create alpine container
+        run: sudo sg incus-admin -c 'incus launch images:alpine/edge alpine'
+
+      - name: Check networking (for debugging)
         run: |
-          env
-          set
-          sudo sg incus-admin -c 'incus launch images:alpine/edge alpine'
           sudo sg incus-admin -c 'incus exec alpine -- ping -c 1 google.com || true'
           sudo sg incus-admin -c 'incus exec alpine -- ping -c 1 dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org || true'
           sudo sg incus-admin -c 'incus exec alpine -- nslookup www.google.com || true'
           sudo sg incus-admin -c 'incus exec alpine -- ping -c 1 dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org || true'
-          sudo sg incus-admin -c 'incus exec alpine -- apk add py3-tox git'
-          sudo sg incus-admin -c "incus exec alpine -- git clone --branch ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF} https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git"
-          sudo sg incus-admin -c "incus exec alpine -- cd cloud-init && git fetch origin +refs/pull/*:refs/remotes/origin/pr/*"
-          sudo sg incus-admin -c "incus exec alpine -- cd cloud-init && git checkout origin/pr/${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"
-          sudo sg incus-admin -c 'incus exec alpine -- tox -e py3 --root ~/cloud-init'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: sudo sg incus-admin -c 'incus exec alpine -- apk add py3-tox'
+
+      - name: Mount source into container directory
+        run: sudo sg incus-admin -c 'incus config device add alpine gitdir disk source=$(pwd) path=/root/cloud-init'
+
+      - name: Did the code work?
+        run: |
+          sudo sg incus-admin -c 'incus exec alpine -- ls -la /root/'
+          sudo sg incus-admin -c 'incus exec alpine -- ls -la /root/cloud-init'
+          sudo sg incus-admin -c 'incus exec alpine -- cd /root/cloud-init && tox -e py3'
+          #      - name: Git the code
+          #        run: |
+          #  sudo sg incus-admin -c "incus exec alpine -- git clone https://github.com/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git"
+          #  sudo sg incus-admin -c 'incus exec alpine --cwd /root/cloud-init/ -- git fetch origin +refs/pull/*:refs/remotes/origin/pr/*'
+          #  sudo sg incus-admin -c "incus exec alpine --cwd /root/cloud-init/ -- git checkout origin/pr/${GITHUB_REF_NAME}"