diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/actions.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/actions.yaml
index b6547c8..f34b3a7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/actions.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/actions.yaml
@@ -82,9 +82,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           apt-get update && \
           apt-get install -y \
+            libguestfs \
             libguestfs-tools \
             qemu-system-x86 \
-            qemu-utils
+            qemu-utils \
+            supermin
 
           qemu-img resize ubuntu-vm/ubuntu.img +5G
 
@@ -101,7 +103,8 @@ jobs:
             -net nic \
             -net user
 
-          virt-ls -a ubuntu-vm/ubuntu.img /var/lib/cloud-init/ | grep -q template-generation-success
+          LIBGUESTFS_BACKEND=direct virt-ls -a ubuntu-vm/ubuntu.img /var/lib/cloud-init/ | \
+            grep -q template-generation-success
 
   # semrel:
   #   name: Semantic Release
diff --git a/cloud-init/user-data.template b/cloud-init/user-data.template
index 7ecd257..6dd7e1a 100644
--- a/cloud-init/user-data.template
+++ b/cloud-init/user-data.template
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ runcmd:
   - truncate -s 0 /etc/hostname /etc/machine-id
   - rm -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_* /var/lib/dbus/machine-id
   - ln -s /etc/machine-id /var/lib/dbus/machine-id
-  - touch /var/lib/cloud-init/template-generation-success
+  - touch /var/log/template-generation-success
 
 disable_root: false
 users: