diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/actions.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/actions.yaml
index eca1627..16728e4 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/actions.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/actions.yaml
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Compress image file
         run: |
           virt-sparsify --compress \
+            --check-tmpdir ignore \
+            --tmp $PWD/ubuntu-vm \
             ubuntu-vm/ubuntu-${{ env.UBUNTU_VERSION }}-rke2-v${{ needs.semrel_dryrun.outputs.version }}.img \
             ubuntu-vm/ubuntu-${{ env.UBUNTU_VERSION }}-rke2-v${{ needs.semrel_dryrun.outputs.version }}-compacted.img
       - name: Upload image file