diff --git a/.github/workflows/hubploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/hubploy.yaml
index ca03548..ce8966c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hubploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hubploy.yaml
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         sudo rm -rf /usr/local/lib/android /usr/share/dotnet /opt/ghc
         df -h
+    - name: install tree
+      run: sudo apt-get install tree
 
     - name: Checkout files in repo
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with:
         repository: 'berkeley-dsep-infra/datahub'
         sparse-checkout: |
+          hub/
           deployments/$HUB
 
     - name: install python + requirements
@@ -39,7 +42,8 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: see if the correct dir has been checked out, and the requirements have been installed
       run: |
-        ls -la deployments/$HUB
+        ls -la
+        tree
         pip freeze
 
     # Lets us monitor disks getting full as images get bigger over time