diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yaml b/.github/workflows/linux.yaml
index a42d076a..e197a8c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ jobs:
       - run: echo "🐧 This job is now running on a ${{ runner.os }} server hosted by GitHub!"
       - run: echo "🔎 The name of your branch is ${{ github.ref }} and your repository is ${{ github.repository }}."
       - name: Install MPI
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libopenmpi-dev openmpi-bin cmake
+        run: |
+        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libopenmpi-dev openmpi-bin cmake
+        which mpirun
+        which mpicxx
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - run: echo "💡 The ${{ github.repository }} repository has been cloned to the runner."
@@ -47,7 +50,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Install MPI
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y mpich cmake
+        run: |
+        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y mpich cmake
+        which mpirun
+        which mpicxx
       - name: Check out repository code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Build Kokkos