diff --git a/.woodpecker/workflow.yaml b/.woodpecker/workflow.yaml
index 1160623..d58a33b 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/workflow.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/workflow.yaml
@@ -21,9 +21,14 @@ steps:
 
   - name: Run Tests
     image: docker.io/astral/uv:python${PYTHON_VERSION}-trixie-slim
+    environment:
+      UV_LINK_MODE: copy
+      PIP_DISABLE_PIP_VERSION_CHECK: true
+      PIP_REQUIRE_VIRTUALENV: true
+      PIP_QUIET: true
     commands:
       - python -m venv venv
       - . venv/bin/activate
-      - pip install --disable-pip-version-check --require-virtualenv --quiet uv==0.10.2
+      - pip install uv==0.10.2
       - uv run --active pytest tests.py
       # coverage: uv run pytest tests.py --cov-report= --cov=src # no cov report on terminal: useful for CI