diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-test.yaml
index 6a479fa9..efdc5ead 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-test.yaml
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ jobs:
           git checkout -- packages/saslprep/src/code-points-data.ts
         shell: bash
 
+      - name: Configure Electron sandbox
+        if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
+        run: |
+          sudo chown root:root node_modules/electron/dist/chrome-sandbox
+          sudo chmod 4755 node_modules/electron/dist/chrome-sandbox
+
       - name: Info
         run: |
           LERNA_VERSION=$(npm ls lerna --json | jq -r .dependencies.lerna.version)
diff --git a/packages/devtools-proxy-support/src/proxy-options.spec.ts b/packages/devtools-proxy-support/src/proxy-options.spec.ts
index 98e8d05f..e77aa07a 100644
--- a/packages/devtools-proxy-support/src/proxy-options.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/devtools-proxy-support/src/proxy-options.spec.ts
@@ -172,12 +172,7 @@ describe('proxy options handling', function () {
       let setup: HTTPServerProxyTestSetup;
 
       before(async function () {
-        // TODO: COMPASS-9232 reenable the test on Linux and, ideally, on Windows, after
-        // investigating the failures.
-        if (
-          (process.platform === 'win32' || process.platform === 'linux') &&
-          process.env.CI
-        ) {
+        if (process.platform === 'win32' && process.env.CI) {
           return this.skip();
         }
         setup = new HTTPServerProxyTestSetup();