diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 84486061..4f059c1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ jobs:
   benchmark:
     name: Run benchmark
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    # specifying a container label is a hack to avoid connection failure on github actions
+    container: ubuntu
     timeout-minutes: 60
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false