diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
index b32bed721a0..f4f3ec30890 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_linux.yml
@@ -124,3 +124,4 @@ jobs:
       run: source tools/ci.sh && ${{matrix.cmd_action}}
       env:
         ETHERNET_INTERFACE: eth0
+        SKIP_ETHERNET: true
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/check_pubsub_connection_ethernet.c b/tests/pubsub/check_pubsub_connection_ethernet.c
index 7ebed089592..3437e93eecc 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/check_pubsub_connection_ethernet.c
+++ b/tests/pubsub/check_pubsub_connection_ethernet.c
@@ -215,6 +215,9 @@ START_TEST(GetMaximalConnectionConfigurationAndCompareValues){
 } END_TEST
 
 int main(void) {
+    if(SKIP_ETHERNET && strlen(SKIP_ETHERNET) > 0)
+        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+
     TCase *tc_add_pubsub_connections_minimal_config = tcase_create("Create PubSub Ethernet Connections with minimal valid config");
     tcase_add_checked_fixture(tc_add_pubsub_connections_minimal_config, setup, teardown);
     tcase_add_test(tc_add_pubsub_connections_minimal_config, AddConnectionsWithMinimalValidConfiguration);
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/check_pubsub_connection_ethernet_etf.c b/tests/pubsub/check_pubsub_connection_ethernet_etf.c
index ff71a42f28f..3ffc5f9da75 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/check_pubsub_connection_ethernet_etf.c
+++ b/tests/pubsub/check_pubsub_connection_ethernet_etf.c
@@ -266,6 +266,9 @@ START_TEST(GetMaximalConnectionConfigurationAndCompareValues){
 } END_TEST
 
 int main(void) {
+    if(SKIP_ETHERNET && strlen(SKIP_ETHERNET) > 0)
+        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+
     TCase *tc_add_pubsub_connections_minimal_config = tcase_create("Create PubSub Ethernet ETF Connections with minimal valid config");
     tcase_add_checked_fixture(tc_add_pubsub_connections_minimal_config, setup, teardown);
     tcase_add_test(tc_add_pubsub_connections_minimal_config, AddConnectionsWithMinimalValidConfiguration);
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/check_pubsub_publish_ethernet_etf.c b/tests/pubsub/check_pubsub_publish_ethernet_etf.c
index c212289aff2..7106215255e 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/check_pubsub_publish_ethernet_etf.c
+++ b/tests/pubsub/check_pubsub_publish_ethernet_etf.c
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ START_TEST(EthernetSendWithVLANTag) {
 } END_TEST
 
 int main(void) {
+    if(SKIP_ETHERNET && strlen(SKIP_ETHERNET) > 0)
+        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+
     /*Test case to run both publisher*/
     TCase *tc_pubsub_ethernet_etf_publish = tcase_create("Publisher publishing Ethernet packets based on etf");
     tcase_add_checked_fixture(tc_pubsub_ethernet_etf_publish, setup, teardown);
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/ethernet_config.h b/tests/pubsub/ethernet_config.h
index 09e42314e46..35292688529 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/ethernet_config.h
+++ b/tests/pubsub/ethernet_config.h
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 #define ETHERNET_INTERFACE getenv("ETHERNET_INTERFACE")
+#define SKIP_ETHERNET getenv("SKIP_ETHERNET")
 #define MULTICAST_MAC_ADDRESS "opc.eth://08-00-27-b9-65-4a"
diff --git a/tools/ci.sh b/tools/ci.sh
index 2e20a77be89..d8a0a640786 100644
--- a/tools/ci.sh
+++ b/tools/ci.sh
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ function unit_tests_pubsub_sks {
           -DUA_FORCE_WERROR=ON \
           ..
     make ${MAKEOPTS}
-    # set_capabilities not possible with valgrind
+    set_capabilities
     make test ARGS="-V -R sks"
 }
 
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ function unit_tests_valgrind {
           ..
     make ${MAKEOPTS}
     # set_capabilities not possible with valgrind
-    make test ARGS="-V"
+    sudo bash -c "make test ARGS=\"-V\""
 }
 
 ########################################
@@ -388,7 +388,8 @@ function examples_valgrind {
     # Run each example with valgrind. Wait 10 seconds and send the SIGINT
     # signal. Wait for the process to terminate and collect the exit status.
     # Abort when the exit status is non-null.
-    python3 ../tools/examples_with_valgrind.py
+    # set_capabilities not possible with valgrind
+    sudo bash -c "python3 ../tools/examples_with_valgrind.py"
     EXIT_CODE=$?
     if [[ $EXIT_CODE -ne 0 ]]; then
         echo "Processing failed with exit code $EXIT_CODE"