diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7a4b4358..1848f508 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
             lfs: true
+      - run: grep -cw vmx /proc/cpuinfo
+      - run: sudo setfacl -m u:${USER}:rw /dev/kvm
+      - run: |
+          [ -r /dev/kvm ] && [ -w /dev/kvm ] && echo "OK" || echo "FAIL"
       - run: git lfs pull
       - run: git lfs checkout
       - name: Install firecracker
@@ -143,18 +147,18 @@ jobs:
           gh release download edk2-stable202408-r1 --repo rust-osdev/ovmf-prebuilt --pattern 'edk2-stable*-bin.tar.xz'
           tar -xvf edk2-stable*-bin.tar.xz edk2-stable202408-r1-bin/x64
       - uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
-      - name: Run QEMU (hello_world, dev)
-        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64 --accel --sudo
-      - name: Run QEMU (hello_world, release)
-        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64 --accel --sudo --release
-      - name: Run QEMU (hello_world-microvm, dev)
-        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64 --accel --microvm --sudo
-      - name: Run QEMU (hello_world-microvm, release)
-        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64 --accel --microvm --sudo --release
-      - name: Run UEFI (dev)
-        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64-uefi --accel --sudo
-      - name: Run UEFI (release)
-        run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64-uefi --accel --sudo --release
+      # - name: Run QEMU (hello_world, dev)
+      #   run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64 --accel --sudo
+      # - name: Run QEMU (hello_world, release)
+      #   run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64 --accel --sudo --release
+      # - name: Run QEMU (hello_world-microvm, dev)
+      #   run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64 --accel --microvm --sudo
+      # - name: Run QEMU (hello_world-microvm, release)
+      #   run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64 --accel --microvm --sudo --release
+      # - name: Run UEFI (dev)
+      #   run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64-uefi --accel --sudo
+      # - name: Run UEFI (release)
+      #   run: cargo xtask ci qemu --target x86_64-uefi --accel --sudo --release
       - name: Run Firecracker (hello_world, dev)
         run: FIRECRACKER=$HOME/.local/bin/firecracker cargo xtask ci firecracker --target x86_64-fc --sudo
       - name: Run Firecracker (hello_world, release)