WIP: fix config-helper tests #823

Job	Run time
runner-test (ubuntu-24.04)	8m 5s
container-test (ubuntu:latest)	10m 30s
runner-test (ubuntu-22.04)	12m 45s
login-shells-and-linting	6m 33s
container-test (fedora:latest)	10m 24s
fresh-macos-test (macos-14)	21m 57s
runner-test (macos-14)	24m 1s
fresh-macos-test (macos-12)	29m 37s
runner-test (macos-12)	28m 35s
container-test (debian:latest)	10m 20s
container-test (alpine:latest)	15m 37s
container-test (opensuse/leap)	12m 56s
container-test (opensuse/tumbleweed)	10m 36s
container-test (kalilinux/kali-rolling)	11m 4s
	3h 33m 0s

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