diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
index 1b06968..7bf8c10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on: [push]
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ./api
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.10", "3.11"]