diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 82b66217cb..2e71c76e52 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash -l {0}
+        working-directory: RMG-Py
     steps:
       - name: Clone RMG-database
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ jobs:
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash -l {0}
+        working-directory: RMG-Py
     steps:
       - name: Clone RMG-database
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -111,9 +113,6 @@ jobs:
           repository: ReactionMechanismGenerator/RMG-Py
           ref: ${{ env.RMG_PY_BRANCH }}
 
-      - name: debug
-        run: pwd
-
       # configures the mamba environment manager and builds the environment
       - name: Setup Mambaforge Python 3.7
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2