diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
index abcbfe9684f..9d175f35bb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittests.yml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
             flags: " -K scanner"
           # PyPy tests: root only
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            python: "pypy3.9"
+            python: "pypy3.10"
             mode: root
             flags: " -K scanner"
           # Libpcap test
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ jobs:
             mode: root
             allow-failure: 'true'
             flags: " -k scanner"
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            python: "pypy3.10"
+            mode: root
+            flags: " -k scanner"
           - os: macos-14
             python: "3.13"
             mode: both
diff --git a/test/run_tests b/test/run_tests
index a44808dfc56..3be633beae4 100755
--- a/test/run_tests
+++ b/test/run_tests
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ then
   export SIMPLE_TESTS="true"
   export PYTHON
   export DISABLE_COVERAGE=" "
-  PYVER=$($PYTHON -c "import sys; print('.'.join(sys.version.split('.')[:2]))")
+  PYVER=$($PYTHON -c "import sys,platform; print(('pypy' if platform.python_implementation() == 'PyPy' else '') + '.'.join(sys.version.split('.')[:2]))")
   bash ${DIR}/.config/ci/test.sh $PYVER non_root
   exit $?
 fi