diff --git a/.github/workflows/runtests.yml b/.github/workflows/runtests.yml
index a21330d..7ed119b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/runtests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runtests.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Setup dependencies
-        run: pip install uv && uv pip install --system -r pyproject.toml
+        run: pip install uv
       - name: Run tests
         env:
           DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE: config.settings
           DEBUG: True
-        run: uv run pytest --cov --junitxml=junit.xml -o junit_family=legacy && coverage xml
+        run: uv venv && uv run manage.py collectstatic && uv run pytest --cov --junitxml=junit.xml -o junit_family=legacy && coverage xml
       - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4.0.1
         with: