diff --git a/.github/workflows/github_ci_php71_pgsql.yml b/.github/workflows/github_ci_php71_pgsql.yml
index c0ae0507022..c8b140568c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github_ci_php71_pgsql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github_ci_php71_pgsql.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install packages for PHP 7.1
       run: |
         sudo composer self-update 2.2.18
+        sudo chmod -R a+rwx /home/runner
         composer -n config -g vendor-dir htdocs/includes
 
         sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/php
diff --git a/.github/workflows/github_ci_php81_mysql.yml b/.github/workflows/github_ci_php81_mysql.yml
index 60c4a2c057f..7fecb45e51d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github_ci_php81_mysql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github_ci_php81_mysql.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install packages for PHP 8.1
       run: |
+        sudo composer self-update 2.2.18
+        sudo chmod -R a+rwx /home/runner
+        composer -n config -g vendor-dir htdocs/includes
+        
         sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:ondrej/php
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install -y pgloader memcached