diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c3a63ff..5c65832 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
         sudo apt update && sudo apt-get install -y cmake libgtest-dev
 
+        START_DIR=$(pwd)
         #################################
         # Install Lotman & dependencies #
         #################################
@@ -45,14 +46,15 @@ jobs:
         make -j`nproc` install
 
         # json schema validator
+        cd $START_DIR
         echo "Installing json-schema-validator"
         git clone https://github.com/pboettch/json-schema-validator.git && \
         cd json-schema-validator && mkdir build && \
         cd build && cmake -DCMAKE_POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE=ON -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$HOME/install .. && \
         make -j`nproc` install
 
-
         # Lotman
+        cd $START_DIR
         echo "Installing Lotman"
         git clone https://github.com/PelicanPlatform/lotman.git && \
         cd lotman && \
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ jobs:
         #####################################
         # Install Custom XRootD (temporary) #
         #####################################
+        cd $START_DIR
         echo "Installing Alja's XRootD"
         git clone https://github.com/alja/xrootd.git && \
         cd xrootd && \
@@ -97,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/build
       shell: bash
       # Execute the build.  You can specify a specific target with "--target <NAME>"
-      run: cmake --build . --config ${{ matrix.build-type }}
+      run: cmake --build . --config $BUILD_TYPE
 
     - name: Unit Tests
       working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/build
@@ -106,4 +109,4 @@ jobs:
       # See https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/ctest.1.html for more detail
       run: |
         export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$HOME/install/lib:$HOME/install/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
-        ctest -C ${{ matrix.build-type }} --verbose
+        ctest -C $BUILD_TYPE --verbose