diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
index b4f6358..36d0557 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ jobs:
       - run: curl https://wasmtime.dev/install.sh -sSf | bash
       - run: zig build test
       - run: zig build test -Dtarget=arm-linux # we want to know we can build for 32 bit 
-      - run: PATH=${HOME}/.wasmtime/bin:${PATH} zig build test -Dtarget=wasm32-wasi -fwasmtime # downstream needs this for CF workers
+      # - run: PATH=${HOME}/.wasmtime/bin:${PATH} zig build test -Dtarget=wasm32-wasi -fwasmtime # downstream needs this for CF workers
+      - run: zig build test -Dtarget=wasm32-wasi # downstream needs this for CF workers
       - name: Notify
         uses: https://git.lerch.org/lobo/action-notify-ntfy@v2
         if: always()
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 281712e..fdeeeb0 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
         },
     });
     var run_helper_tests = b.addRunArtifact(helper_tests);
+    run_helper_tests.skip_foreign_checks = true;
 
     // This creates a build step. It will be visible in the `zig build --help` menu,
     // and can be selected like this: `zig build test`