diff --git a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
index 84e72d34..27068c6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/R-CMD-check.yaml
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ jobs:
           install.packages("cpp11test", repos = NULL, INSTALL_opts = "--install-tests", type = "source")
         shell: Rscript {0}
 
+      - name: Setup tmate session
+        uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
+        timeout-minutes: 30
+
       - uses: r-lib/actions/check-r-package@v2
         with:
           upload-snapshots: true