diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-with-code-coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/test-with-code-coverage.yml
index a8161c49..33435a00 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-with-code-coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-with-code-coverage.yml
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
         with:
           dotnet-version: '9.0.x'
-      - name: chown
-        run: |
-          sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /home/runneradmin
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: dotnet restore --verbosity quiet
 
diff --git a/src/Aevatar.TestKit/TestKitSilo.cs b/src/Aevatar.TestKit/TestKitSilo.cs
index faedf30b..b9c5d5b8 100644
--- a/src/Aevatar.TestKit/TestKitSilo.cs
+++ b/src/Aevatar.TestKit/TestKitSilo.cs
@@ -103,11 +103,15 @@ private void UseEventSourcing()
         var codecProvider = new CodecProvider(ServiceProvider, mockOptionsManager.Object);
         LogConsistencyProvider = new TestLogConsistencyProvider(TestGrainStorage);
         ServiceProvider.AddKeyedService<ILogViewAdaptorFactory>("LogStorage", LogConsistencyProvider);
+        // Create DeepCopier instance for testing - this won't be mocked by Moq
+        var deepCopier = new DeepCopier(codecProvider, new CopyContextPool(codecProvider));
+        // Register DeepCopier service so dependency injection won't try to create a Mock
+        ServiceProvider.AddService<DeepCopier>(deepCopier);
+        // Register Logger services to avoid Mock Logger issues that cause NullReferenceException
+        ServiceProvider.AddService<Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILoggerFactory>(Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions.NullLoggerFactory.Instance);
         ProtocolServices = new DefaultProtocolServices(new Mock<IGrainContext>().Object, NullLoggerFactory.Instance,
-            new DeepCopier(codecProvider, new CopyContextPool(codecProvider)), null!);
+            deepCopier, null!);
         ServiceProvider.AddService<ILogConsistencyProtocolServices>(ProtocolServices);
-        ServiceProvider.AddService<Factory<IGrainContext, ILogConsistencyProtocolServices>>(sp =>
-            ProtocolServices);
     }
 
     /// <summary>