diff --git a/.pa11yci b/.pa11yci
index f60b353d2b..5894730975 100644
--- a/.pa11yci
+++ b/.pa11yci
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 			"WCAG2AA.Principle1.Guideline1_4.1_4_3.G18.Fail"
 		],
 		"chromeLaunchConfig": {
-			"executablePath": "/usr/bin/google-chrome"
+			"executablePath": "/usr/bin/google-chrome",
+			"args": [
+				"--no-sandbox"
+			]
 		}
 	},
 	"urls": [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f318381b76..c8a36877a5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "test": "start-server-and-test start :8080 'npm-run-all test:accessibility'",
     "test:visual-regression:test": "backstop test --config=./tests/backstop.json",
     "test:visual-regression:approve": "backstop approve --config=./tests/backstop.json",
-    "test:accessibility": "npx pa11y-ci",
+    "test:accessibility": "npx --no pa11y-ci",
     "test:lighthouse": "npx lighthouse http://localhost:8080/patterns/pages-sample-page/pages-sample-page.rendered.html --budget-path=.lighthouse-budget.json --view",
     "test:webhint": "npx hint http://localhost:8080/styleguide/html/styleguide.html",
     "lint": "npm-run-all -p lint:*",