diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
index 97cd6f26d..4a289add1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-commit.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        path: edm4hep
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         repository: AIDASoft/podio
@@ -29,10 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           source init.sh && source env.sh
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo "::group::Run pre-commit"
-          echo "=================================="
-          echo $CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH | tr ':' '\n'
-          echo "=================================="
-          cd $STARTDIR
+          cd $STARTDIR/edm4hep
           export PYTHONPATH=$(python -m site --user-site):$PYTHONPATH
           export PATH=/root/.local/bin:$PATH
           pip install argparse --user