diff --git a/.github/workflows/debian.yml b/.github/workflows/debian.yml
index d4c114b0..97fc5b21 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debian.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debian.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install packaging dependencies
         run: |
-          sudo apt install -y python3 python3-dev python3-pip python3-venv python3-all dh-python debhelper devscripts dput software-properties-common python3-distutils python3-setuptools python3-wheel python3-stdeb
+          sudo apt install -y python3 python3-dev python3-pip python3-venv python3-all dh-python debhelper devscripts dput software-properties-common python3-distutils python3-setuptools python3-wheel python3-stdeb curl wget
           # pip3 install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel stdeb
 
       - name: Build Debian/Apt sdist_dsc
@@ -42,12 +42,21 @@ jobs:
           cd deb_dist/
           sudo apt install ./archivebox*.deb
 
-      - name: Add some links to test
+      - name: Check ArchiveBox version
         run: |
+          # must create dir needed for snaps to run as non-root on github actions
+          sudo mkdir -p /run/user/1001 && sudo chmod -R 777 /run/user/1001
           mkdir "${{ github.workspace }}/data" && cd "${{ github.workspace }}/data"
           archivebox init
-          archivebox add 'https://example.com'
+          archivebox config --set SAVE_READABILITY=False
+          archivebox config --set SAVE_MERCURY=False
+          archivebox config --set SAVE_SINGLEFILE=False
           archivebox version
+
+      - name: Add some links to test
+        run: |
+          cd "${{ github.workspace }}/data"
+          archivebox add 'https://example.com'
           archivebox status
 
       # - name: Commit files
diff --git a/archivebox/config.py b/archivebox/config.py
index 75c4cb96..a3444f07 100644
--- a/archivebox/config.py
+++ b/archivebox/config.py
@@ -334,8 +334,6 @@ DERIVED_CONFIG_DEFAULTS: ConfigDefaultDict = {
     'USE_CHROME':               {'default': lambda c: c['USE_CHROME'] and (c['SAVE_PDF'] or c['SAVE_SCREENSHOT'] or c['SAVE_DOM'] or c['SAVE_SINGLEFILE'])},
     'CHROME_BINARY':            {'default': lambda c: c['CHROME_BINARY'] if c['CHROME_BINARY'] else find_chrome_binary()},
     'CHROME_VERSION':           {'default': lambda c: bin_version(c['CHROME_BINARY']) if c['USE_CHROME'] else None},
-    'USE_NODE':                 {'default': lambda c: c['USE_NODE'] and (c['SAVE_READABILITY'] or c['SAVE_SINGLEFILE'])},
-    'NODE_VERSION':             {'default': lambda c: bin_version(c['NODE_BINARY']) if c['USE_NODE'] else None},
     
     'SAVE_PDF':                 {'default': lambda c: c['USE_CHROME'] and c['SAVE_PDF']},
     'SAVE_SCREENSHOT':          {'default': lambda c: c['USE_CHROME'] and c['SAVE_SCREENSHOT']},
@@ -343,6 +341,9 @@ DERIVED_CONFIG_DEFAULTS: ConfigDefaultDict = {
     'SAVE_SINGLEFILE':          {'default': lambda c: c['USE_CHROME'] and c['SAVE_SINGLEFILE'] and c['USE_NODE']},
     'SAVE_READABILITY':         {'default': lambda c: c['USE_READABILITY'] and c['USE_NODE']},
     'SAVE_MERCURY':             {'default': lambda c: c['USE_MERCURY'] and c['USE_NODE']},
+    
+    'USE_NODE':                 {'default': lambda c: c['USE_NODE'] and (c['SAVE_READABILITY'] or c['SAVE_SINGLEFILE'] or c['SAVE_MERCURY'])},
+    'NODE_VERSION':             {'default': lambda c: bin_version(c['NODE_BINARY']) if c['USE_NODE'] else None},
 
     'DEPENDENCIES':             {'default': lambda c: get_dependency_info(c)},
     'CODE_LOCATIONS':           {'default': lambda c: get_code_locations(c)},