diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3a6d8fe58b1172d16b1cbd361de7d97183e85bf1..c46d58e45225d5a151262cd53ff27dbc019037e3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -105,6 +105,8 @@ Python 3 Conda:
   script: |
     sudo apt-get update
     sudo apt-get install openmpi-bin libopenmpi-dev
+    # https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/26607
+    sudo hostname gitlab-ci-runner
     CONDA_ENVIRONMENT=.test-conda-env-py3.yml
     curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/master/build-and-test-py-project-within-miniconda.sh
     . ./build-and-test-py-project-within-miniconda.sh
@@ -115,6 +117,8 @@ Python 3 Conda Examples:
   script: |
     sudo apt-get update
     sudo apt-get install openmpi-bin libopenmpi-dev
+    # https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-runner/-/issues/26607
+    sudo hostname gitlab-ci-runner
     CONDA_ENVIRONMENT=.test-conda-env-py3.yml
     curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/master/ci-support.sh
     . ci-support.sh