diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index c9b8dd7..bb2c553 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,12 @@ jobs:
           POSTGRES_USER: steward
           POSTGRES_PASSWORD: steward
           POSTGRES_DB: steward
+        # The data directory lives in RAM (#5746): postgres images declare
+        # VOLUME for it, so without a tmpfs each run left an anonymous volume
+        # that act_runner never removes, and 2,488 of them used up the runner
+        # host's inodes.
         options: >-
+          --tmpfs /var/lib/postgresql/data
           --health-cmd "pg_isready -U steward"
           --health-interval 10s
           --health-timeout 5s
@@ -168,6 +173,7 @@ jobs:
           IMAGE=git.fabledsword.com/bvandeusen/steward:${{ github.sha }}
           docker network create --internal "$SMOKE-net"
           docker run -d --name "$SMOKE-pg" --network "$SMOKE-net" \
+            --tmpfs /var/lib/postgresql/data \
             -e POSTGRES_USER=steward -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=steward -e POSTGRES_DB=steward \
             postgres:16-alpine
           # Waits with deadlines (rule 156); pg_isready, not /dev/tcp, which is
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Smoke clean-up
         if: always()
         run: |
-          docker rm -f "steward-smoke-${{ github.run_id }}-app" "steward-smoke-${{ github.run_id }}-restored" \
+          docker rm -fv "steward-smoke-${{ github.run_id }}-app" "steward-smoke-${{ github.run_id }}-restored" \
             "steward-smoke-${{ github.run_id }}-pg" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
           docker network rm "steward-smoke-${{ github.run_id }}-net" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
       - name: Prune dangling layers