diff --git a/.github/workflows/continous-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continous-integration.yml
index 804c91dd9fb9..a1a9e2182ddf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continous-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continous-integration.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout git repository 🕝
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
+    - name: Free disk space
+      # tries to make sure we do not run out of disk space, see
+      # https://github.community/t5/GitHub-Actions/BUG-Strange-quot-No-space-left-on-device-quot-IOExceptions-on/td-p/46101
+      run: |
+        sudo swapoff -a
+        sudo rm -f /swapfile
+        sudo apt clean
+        docker rmi $(docker image ls -aq)
+        df -h
+
     - name: Setup Node 🦝
       uses: actions/setup-node@v1
       with: