diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b76168f..e63072c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ jobs:
         sed -i -e 's/use = config:.*/use = config:\/srv\/app\/src\/ckan\/test-core.ini/' test.ini
         echo "Initialising DB"
         ckan -c test.ini db init
-    - name: Run tests
-      run: | 
         echo "Upgrading DB"
         ckan -c test.ini db upgrade
-        pytest --ckan-ini=test.ini --cov=ckanext.dataset_subscriptions --disable-warnings ckanext/dataset_subscriptions
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+        sudo apt-get install -y postgresql-client
+        psql -Atx postgresql://ckan_default:pass@localhost/ckan_test -c "\d activity"
+        psql -Atx postgresql://ckan_default:pass@localhost/ckan_test -c "ALTER TABLE activity ADD COLUMN permission_labels TEXT[];"
+        psql -Atx postgresql://ckan_default:pass@localhost/ckan_test -c "\d activity"
+    - name: Run tests
+      run: pytest --ckan-ini=test.ini --cov=ckanext.dataset_subscriptions --disable-warnings ckanext/dataset_subscriptions
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