diff --git a/wdio.conf.ts b/wdio.conf.ts
index 39ccb82..4f8d717 100644
--- a/wdio.conf.ts
+++ b/wdio.conf.ts
@@ -86,8 +86,12 @@ export const config: Options.Testrunner = {
           process.platform === "win32" ? "win-unpacked" : `${process.platform}-unpacked`,
           process.platform === "linux" ? "wordwyrm" : process.platform === "win32" ? "Wordwyrm.exe" : "Wordwyrm",
         ),
-        // custom application args
-        appArgs: [],
+        // https://peter.sh/experiments/chromium-command-line-switches/
+        // no-sandbox: disable chrome's sandbox for testing
+        // headless: does not seem to affect electron tests?
+        // disable-dev-shm-usage: overcome low resource issues
+        // remote-debugging-pipe: disables DevToolsActivePort
+        appArgs: ["no-sandbox", "headless", "disable-dev-shm-usage", "remote-debugging-pipe", "disable-extensions"],
       },
       "wdio:chromedriverOptions": {
         binary: path.join(