diff --git a/tests/integration/nerdctl/gha-run.sh b/tests/integration/nerdctl/gha-run.sh
index 6d1a32f24c..64b7c7cc6a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/nerdctl/gha-run.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/nerdctl/gha-run.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ function install_dependencies() {
 	# Start containerd service
 	sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 	sudo systemctl start containerd
+
+	# Create the default containerd configuration
+	sudo mkdir -p /etc/containerd
+	containerd config default > sudo tee /etc/containerd/config.toml
+	sudo systemctl restart containerd
 }
 
 function run() {