diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index adf0744d5..06b7dd52d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ jobs:
       image: ghcr.io/mu-editor/mu-appimage:2022.05.01
     name: Build AppImage
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Display system info
         run: |
           uname -a
@@ -68,22 +67,31 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip --version
           pip --version
           pip list --verbose
+      - name: Clone Mu
+        run: |
+            mkdir mu && cd mu
+            git init
+            git remote add origin ${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}.git
+            git fetch --progress --depth=100 origin ${{ github.sha }}
+            git checkout --progress FETCH_HEAD
       - name: Install Mu test dependencies
+        working-directory: ~/mu
         run: |
           pip install .[tests]
           pip list
-      - run: mkdir upload
+      - run: cd mu && mkdir upload
       - name: Build Linux AppImage
-        run: xvfb-run make linux
+        working-directory: ~/mu
+        run: QT_QPA_PLATFORM=offscreen make linux
       # GitHub actions upload artifact breaks permissions, workaround using tar
       # https://github.com/actions/upload-artifact/issues/38
       - name: Tar AppImage to maintain permissions
         run: |
-          cd dist/
+          cd mu/dist/
           tar -cvf Mu_Editor-AppImage-x86_64-${{ github.sha }}.tar *.AppImage
           ls -la .
       - name: Upload Mu AppImage
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: mu-editor-${{ runner.os }}-${{ github.sha }}
-          path: dist/Mu_Editor-AppImage-x86_64-${{ github.sha }}.tar
+          path: mu/dist/Mu_Editor-AppImage-x86_64-${{ github.sha }}.tar