diff --git a/.github-workflow-scripts/test_freebsd_13_3.sh b/.github-workflow-scripts/test_freebsd_13_3.sh
index 4b37621d..485bda75 100755
--- a/.github-workflow-scripts/test_freebsd_13_3.sh
+++ b/.github-workflow-scripts/test_freebsd_13_3.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ cat $HOME/.ssh/testid_rsa.pub >> $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys
 ls -al $HOME $HOME/.ssh/testid_rsa
 
 chsh -s /bin/sh  # change shell as default shell on freebsd <= 13 is csh instead of sh
+
+echo before ifconfig change
+ifconfig -m
+ifconfig em0 -rxcsum -txcsum -tso4 -tso6 -lro -rxcsum6 -txcsum6 -vlanhwcsum -vlanhwtso -vlanhwfilter
+ifconfig lo0 -rxcsum -txcsum
+echo after ifconfig change
+ifconfig -m
+
 echo "Now running tests as root user"; ./test.sh
 echo "Now running coverage"; ./coverage.sh
 
diff --git a/.github-workflow-scripts/test_freebsd_14_1.sh b/.github-workflow-scripts/test_freebsd_14_1.sh
index 1b80b470..b09fe7d3 100755
--- a/.github-workflow-scripts/test_freebsd_14_1.sh
+++ b/.github-workflow-scripts/test_freebsd_14_1.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ ssh-keygen -t rsa -f $HOME/.ssh/testid_rsa -q -N ""  # create private key and pu
 cat $HOME/.ssh/testid_rsa.pub >> $HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys
 ls -al $HOME $HOME/.ssh/testid_rsa
 
+echo before ifconfig change
+ifconfig -m
+ifconfig em0 -rxcsum -txcsum -tso4 -tso6 -lro -rxcsum6 -txcsum6 -vlanhwcsum -vlanhwtso -vlanhwfilter
+ifconfig lo0 -rxcsum -txcsum
+echo after ifconfig change
+ifconfig -m
+
 echo "Now running tests as root user"; ./test.sh
 echo "Now running coverage"; ./coverage.sh