diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
index 640ed3f..d2acc46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -11,35 +11,35 @@ on:
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        working-directory: ./oxen
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    
+
+    - uses: robinraju/release-downloader@v1.8
+      with:
+        repository: "Oxen-AI/Oxen"
+        latest: true
+        fileName: "oxen-server-ubuntu-22.04.deb"
+        out-file-path: "oxen-server"
+
+    - name: Install oxen-server
+      run: |
+        sudo dpkg -i $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/oxen-server/oxen-server-ubuntu-22.04.deb
+
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
         python-version: '3.12'
-        
-    - name: Install dependencies
+
+    - name: Install Python Dependencies
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install maturin
         pip install pytest
         pip install -e .
 
-    - uses: robinraju/release-downloader@v1.8
-      with:
-        repository: "Oxen-AI/Oxen"
-        latest: true
-        fileName: "oxen-server-ubuntu-22.04.deb"
-        out-file-path: "oxen-server"
-
     - name: Run Tests
       run: |
-        sudo dpkg -i oxen-server/oxen-server-ubuntu-22.04.deb
         oxen-server start &
         pytest -s tests