diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-latest.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-latest.yml
index 18c01fdc..7d8dd37d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-latest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-latest.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
             --plugins-dir=plugins \
             --branch=$GITHUB_SHA \
             --version-note=$GITHUB_SHA \
-            --extra-options="--setting template_debug 1 --setting trace_debug 1 --crossdb" \
+            --extra-options="--setting template_debug 1 --setting trace_debug 1 --crossdb --root" \
             --install 'datasette-ephemeral-tables>=0.2.2' \
             --service "datasette-latest$SUFFIX" \
             --secret $LATEST_DATASETTE_SECRET