diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index af62321..e288d50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -28,10 +28,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build libwaku
         run: |
           cd vendor/logos-messaging-nim
+          echo "Building libwaku in $(pwd)"
           make libwaku -j
+          cd ../..
 
       - name: Verify libwaku artifacts
         run: |
+          echo "verify libwaku artifacts in $(pwd)"
+          echo "Checking directory structure:"
+          ls -la vendor/logos-messaging-nim/ || true
+          ls -la vendor/logos-messaging-nim/library/ || true
+          ls -la vendor/logos-messaging-nim/build/ || true
           if [ ! -f "vendor/logos-messaging-nim/library/libwaku.h" ]; then
             echo "ERROR: libwaku.h not found"
             exit 1
@@ -44,11 +51,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install Go dependencies
         run: |
+          echo "Install Go dependencies $(pwd)"
           go mod download
           go mod vendor
 
       - name: Build waku bindings
         run: |
+          echo "Building waku bindings from $(pwd)/waku"
           export LMN_DIR=${{ github.workspace }}/vendor/logos-messaging-nim
           export CGO_CFLAGS="-I${LMN_DIR}/library"
           export CGO_LDFLAGS="-L${LMN_DIR}/build -lwaku -Wl,-rpath,${LMN_DIR}/build"
@@ -56,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "LMN_DIR=${LMN_DIR}"
           echo "CGO_CFLAGS=${CGO_CFLAGS}"
           echo "CGO_LDFLAGS=${CGO_LDFLAGS}"
-          make -C waku build LMN_DIR=${LMN_DIR}
+          make -C waku build LMN_DIR=${LMN_DIR} LIBWAKU_HEADER_PATH=${LMN_DIR}/library LIBWAKU_LIB_PATH=${LMN_DIR}/build
 
       - name: Increase ulimit
         run: sudo sh -c "ulimit -n 8192"