diff --git a/tests/_live_build.pm b/tests/_live_build.pm
index 8dee8176..c7d78c2a 100644
--- a/tests/_live_build.pm
+++ b/tests/_live_build.pm
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ sub run {
     assert_script_run "dnf -y install mock git pykickstart tar", 120;
     # base mock config on original
     assert_script_run "echo \"include('/etc/mock/fedora-${version}-${arch}.cfg')\" > /etc/mock/openqa.cfg";
-    # make the update/task repo and the serial device available inside the mock root
+    # make the side and workarounds repos and the serial device available inside the mock root
     assert_script_run 'echo "config_opts[\'plugin_conf\'][\'bind_mount_enable\'] = True" >> /etc/mock/openqa.cfg';
     assert_script_run 'echo "config_opts[\'plugin_conf\'][\'bind_mount_opts\'][\'dirs\'].append((\'/opt/update_repo\', \'/opt/update_repo\'))" >> /etc/mock/openqa.cfg';
+    assert_script_run 'echo "config_opts[\'plugin_conf\'][\'bind_mount_opts\'][\'dirs\'].append((\'/opt/workarounds_repo\', \'/opt/workarounds_repo\'))" >> /etc/mock/openqa.cfg';
     assert_script_run 'echo "config_opts[\'plugin_conf\'][\'bind_mount_opts\'][\'dirs\'].append((\'/dev/' . $serialdev . '\', \'/dev/' . $serialdev . '\'))" >> /etc/mock/openqa.cfg';
     # add the side repo and workarounds to the config
     assert_script_run 'printf "config_opts[\'dnf.conf\'] += \"\"\"\n[advisory]\nname=Advisory repo\nbaseurl=file:///opt/update_repo\nenabled=1\nmetadata_expire=3600\ngpgcheck=0\n\n[workarounds]\nname=Workarounds repo\nbaseurl=file:///opt/workarounds_repo\nenabled=1\nmetadata_expire=3600\ngpgcheck=0\n\"\"\"" >> /etc/mock/openqa.cfg';