diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index e58efc6..83faaa8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ jobs:
           sudo -u monetdb monetdb start ${{ env.DATABASE }} || true
           sudo cat /var/lib/monetdb/merovingian.log
           sudo -u monetdb monetdb status
-          mclient -d ${{ env.DATABASE }} -s "create schema test_schema;"
-          mclient -d ${{ env.DATABASE }} -s "create schema test_schema2;"
-          mclient -d ${{ env.DATABASE }} -s "alter user monetdb set schema test_schema2;"
+          sudo -u monetdb mclient -d ${{ env.DATABASE }} -s "create schema test_schema;"
+          sudo -u monetdb mclient -d ${{ env.DATABASE }} -s "create schema test_schema2;"
+          sudo -u monetdb mclient -d ${{ env.DATABASE }} -s "alter user monetdb set schema test_schema2;"
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with: