diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic.yml b/.github/workflows/basic.yml
index c360f2637..4b29be489 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic.yml
@@ -46,10 +46,12 @@ jobs:
           ! pip3 install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt 2>&1 | grep -i ERROR 77 \
           echo "LIBOQS_DIR=$PWD" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - name: Verify copy_from_upstream state after copy
+        working-directory: 'scripts/copy_from_upstream'
         run: |
           python3 copy_from_upstream.py copy && \
           ! git status | grep -i modified
       - name: Verify copy_from_upstream state after libjade
+        working-directory: 'scripts/copy_from_upstream'
         run: |
           python3 copy_from_upstream.py libjade && \
           ! git status | grep -i modified