diff --git a/ci/tests/common.sh b/ci/tests/common.sh
index 293bd0bdfc..350f3bdcfa 100644
--- a/ci/tests/common.sh
+++ b/ci/tests/common.sh
@@ -15,35 +15,3 @@ get_exec_extension() {
     esac
 }
 
-enable_core_dumps() {
-    COREDUMP_DIR="/cores"
-
-    case "$(uname -s)" in
-        Linux*)
-            # Ensure directory exists and is writable for core dumps
-            sudo mkdir -p "${COREDUMP_DIR}"
-            sudo chmod a+w "${COREDUMP_DIR}"
-
-            # Enable core dumps
-            ulimit -c unlimited
-            echo "${COREDUMP_DIR}/core-%e.%p" | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
-
-            export COREDUMP_DIR=${COREDUMP_DIR}
-            echo "COREDUMP_DIR=${COREDUMP_DIR}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            ;;
-        Darwin*)
-            ulimit -c unlimited
-
-            # By default, macOS writes core dumps to /cores
-            export COREDUMP_DIR=${COREDUMP_DIR}
-            echo "COREDUMP_DIR=${COREDUMP_DIR}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-            ;;
-        CYGWIN*|MINGW32*|MSYS*|MINGW*)
-            # TODO: Support core dumps on Windows
-            ;;
-        *)
-            echo "Unknown OS"
-            exit 1
-            ;;
-    esac
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/tests/run-tests.sh b/ci/tests/run-tests.sh
index 015dad713f..a32614e330 100755
--- a/ci/tests/run-tests.sh
+++ b/ci/tests/run-tests.sh
@@ -3,12 +3,48 @@ set -uo pipefail
 
 source "$(dirname "$BASH_SOURCE")/common.sh"
 
+enable_core_dumps() {
+    COREDUMP_DIR="/cores"
+
+    case "$(uname -s)" in
+        Linux*)
+            # Ensure directory exists and is writable for core dumps
+            sudo mkdir -p "${COREDUMP_DIR}"
+            sudo chmod a+w "${COREDUMP_DIR}"
+
+            # Enable core dumps
+            ulimit -c unlimited
+            echo "${COREDUMP_DIR}/core-%e.%p" | sudo tee /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
+
+            export COREDUMP_DIR=${COREDUMP_DIR}
+
+            echo "Core dumps enabled (Linux)"
+            ;;
+        Darwin*)
+            ulimit -c unlimited
+
+            # By default, macOS writes core dumps to /cores
+            export COREDUMP_DIR=${COREDUMP_DIR}
+
+            echo "Core dumps enabled (macOS)"
+            ;;
+        CYGWIN*|MINGW32*|MSYS*|MINGW*)
+            # TODO: Support core dumps on Windows
+            echo "Core dumps not supported on Windows"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Unknown OS"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
 enable_core_dumps
 
 TARGET=$1
 echo "Running tests for target: ${TARGET}"
 
-executable=${BUILD_DIR}/${TARGET}$(get_exec_extension)
+executable=./${TARGET}$(get_exec_extension)
 "${executable}"
 status=$?