diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index da691de7..d83a273f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,10 @@ jobs:
         run: python manage.py geticons
       - name: Run collectstatic
         run: python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
+      # NOTE: Workaround for python-irodsclient>1.1.9 redirect issue
+      - name: Add irods-test to /etc/hosts
+        run: |
+          sudo echo "127.0.0.1 irods-test" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
       - name: Run Django tests
         run: |
           coverage run --rcfile=.coveragerc manage.py test -v 2 --settings=config.settings.test