diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI_endurance.yml b/.github/workflows/CI_endurance.yml
index 7128a6a..5927d43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI_endurance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI_endurance.yml
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ jobs:
           make -C waku clean 
       
       - name: Build nwaku dependencies
-         working-directory: third_party/nwaku
          run: |
+          cd third_party/nwaku
           git pull --ff-only        
           make update             
           make libwaku              
diff --git a/.github/workflows/Repeated_tests_endurancce.yml b/.github/workflows/Repeated_tests_endurancce.yml
index dfaa93b..25d059f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Repeated_tests_endurancce.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Repeated_tests_endurancce.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ jobs:
         run: go mod download
 
       - name: Build nwaku dependencies
-        working-directory: third_party/nwaku
         run: |
+        cd third_party/nwaku
          git pull
          make update 
          make libwaku