diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 91abe474c73..8a69757411f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -448,16 +448,13 @@ karma:
   <<: *except-docs
   variables:
     BABEL_ENV: "coverage"
-    CHROME_LOG_FILE: "chrome_debug.log"
   script:
     - bundle exec rake karma
   coverage: '/^Statements *: (\d+\.\d+%)/'
   artifacts:
     name: coverage-javascript
     expire_in: 31d
-    when: always
     paths:
-    - chrome_debug.log
     - coverage-javascript/
 
 coverage:
diff --git a/config/karma.config.js b/config/karma.config.js
index cfb0a0cb101..ecbd7d4e3e8 100644
--- a/config/karma.config.js
+++ b/config/karma.config.js
@@ -21,11 +21,13 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
 
   var karmaConfig = {
     basePath: ROOT_PATH,
-    browsers: ['ChromeDebug'],
+    browsers: ['ChromeHeadlessNoSandbox'],
     customLaunchers: {
-      ChromeDebug: {
+      ChromeHeadlessNoSandbox: {
         base: 'ChromeHeadless',
-        flags: ['--enable-logging', '--v=1'],
+        // chrome cannot run in sandboxed mode inside a docker container unless it is run with
+        // escalated kernel privileges: docker run --cap-add=CAP_SYS_ADMIN
+        flags: ['--no-sandbox'],
         displayName: 'Chrome'
       }
     },
@@ -40,7 +42,6 @@ module.exports = function(config) {
     reporters: [progressReporter],
     webpack: webpackConfig,
     webpackMiddleware: { stats: 'errors-only' },
-    logLevel: config.LOG_DEBUG,
   };
 
   if (process.env.BABEL_ENV === 'coverage' || process.env.NODE_ENV === 'coverage') {