diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d29e94782..c4dd6bcbf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
           docker-compose pull -q
           docker-compose up --no-start
           docker-compose start postgresql redis
-          docker-compose run -u authentik --entrypoint /bin/bash server -c "pip install --no-cache -r requirements-dev.txt && ./manage.py test authentik"
+          docker-compose run -u root server test
   sentry-release:
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'release' }}
     needs:
diff --git a/lifecycle/bootstrap.sh b/lifecycle/bootstrap.sh
index a8641a7e5..b002dbe55 100755
--- a/lifecycle/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/lifecycle/bootstrap.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ elif [[ "$1" == "restore" ]]; then
     python -m manage dbrestore ${@:2}
 elif [[ "$1" == "bash" ]]; then
     /bin/bash
+elif [[ "$1" == "test" ]]; then
+    pip install --no-cache -r requirements-dev.txt
+    check_if_root "python -m manage test authentik"
 else
     python -m manage "$@"
 fi