diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c06c77043..61e7f4560 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ jobs:
       with:
         fetch-depth: 0
     - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v20
+      with:
+        # The sandbox would otherwise be disabled by default on Darwin
+        extra_nix_config: "sandbox = true"
     - run: echo CACHIX_NAME="$(echo $GITHUB_REPOSITORY-install-tests | tr "[A-Z]/" "[a-z]-")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - uses: cachix/cachix-action@v12
       if: needs.check_secrets.outputs.cachix == 'true'
diff --git a/src/libutil/tests/tests.cc b/src/libutil/tests/tests.cc
index 250e83a38..f3c1e8248 100644
--- a/src/libutil/tests/tests.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/tests/tests.cc
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ namespace nix {
     }
 
     TEST(pathExists, bogusPathDoesNotExist) {
-        ASSERT_FALSE(pathExists("/home/schnitzel/darmstadt/pommes"));
+        ASSERT_FALSE(pathExists("/schnitzel/darmstadt/pommes"));
     }
 
     /* ----------------------------------------------------------------------------