diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
index 6196a34d..914fdd39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         target: google_apis
         arch: x86
         profile: Nexus 6
-        emulator-options: -no-window -no-snapshot -noaudio -no-boot-anim -camera-back none
+        emulator-options: -no-window -gpu swiftshader_indirect -no-snapshot -noaudio -no-boot-anim -camera-back none
         disable-animations: true
         script: |
           ./gradlew help
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a30b370f..eaa1c8b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ jobs:
 | `target` | Optional | `default` | Target of the system image - `default` or `google_apis`. |
 | `arch` | Optional | `x86` | CPU architecture of the system image - `x86` or `x86_64`. |
 | `profile` | Optional | N/A | Hardware profile used for creating the AVD - e.g. `Nexus 6`. For a list of all profiles available, run `$ANDROID_HOME/tools/bin/avdmanager list` and refer to the results under "Available Android Virtual Devices". |
-| `emulator-options` | Optional | See below | Command-line options used when launching the emulator (replacing all default options) - e.g. `-no-snapshot -camera-back emulated`. |
+| `emulator-options` | Optional | See below | Command-line options used when launching the emulator (replacing all default options) - e.g. `-no-window -no-snapshot -camera-back emulated`. |
 | `disable-animations` | Optional | `true` | Whether to disable animations - `true` or `false`. |
 | `script` | Required | N/A | Custom script to run - e.g. to run Android instrumented tests on the emulator: `./gradlew connectedCheck` |
 
-Default `emulator-options`: `-no-window -no-snapshot -noaudio -no-boot-anim`.
+Default `emulator-options`: `-no-window -gpu swiftshader_indirect -no-snapshot -noaudio -no-boot-anim`.
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index b5f349e2..eed5a991 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ inputs:
   profile:
     description: 'Hardware profile used for creating the AVD - e.g. `Nexus 6`.'
   emulator-options:
-    description: 'command-line options used when launching the emulator - e.g. `-no-snapshot -camera-back emulated`.'
-    default: '-no-window -no-snapshot -noaudio -no-boot-anim'
+    description: 'command-line options used when launching the emulator - e.g. `-no-window -no-snapshot -camera-back emulated`.'
+    default: '-no-window -gpu swiftshader_indirect -no-snapshot -noaudio -no-boot-anim'
   disable-animations:
     description: 'whether to disable animations - true or false'
     default: 'true'