diff --git a/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml
index 2133bc1f..24eae21c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code_checks.yml
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'temurin'
       - name: Checkout submodules
         run: git submodule update --init --recursive
+      # This is to ensure unit tests with MariaDB4j don't fail
+      - name: Symlinks for MacOS
+        if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get install -y libncurses5
       - uses: burrunan/gradle-cache-action@v1
         name: Cache .gradle
         with: