diff --git a/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml b/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml
index 2005b5145..520d57722 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sqlx.yml
@@ -96,7 +96,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           command: test
           args: >
+            --no-default-features
             --features sqlite,all-types,runtime-${{ matrix.runtime }}
+            --
+            --test-threads=1
+          env:
+            DATABASE_URL: sqlite://tests/sqlite/sqlite.db
 
   postgres:
     name: Postgres