diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d28c00477a..e521ac3771 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -456,8 +456,10 @@ jobs:
           name: ${{ env.IMAGE }}
           path: /tmp
 
-      - name: Set database environment
+      - name: Set environment
         run: |
+          echo "_APP_OPTIONS_ROUTER_PROTECTION=enabled" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          
           if [ "${{ matrix.database }}" = "MariaDB" ]; then
             echo "COMPOSE_PROFILES=mariadb" >> $GITHUB_ENV
             echo "_APP_DB_ADAPTER=mariadb" >> $GITHUB_ENV