diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d2976ac0d0..082d676c54 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ jobs:
         id: rln-abi
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
         run: |
-          cd packages/rln
-          npm run setup:contract-abi || {
+          npm run setup:contract-abi -w @waku/rln || {
             echo "::warning::Failed to generate contract ABIs, marking @waku/rln as private to skip publishing"
+            cd packages/rln
             node -e "const fs = require('fs'); const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json', 'utf8')); pkg.private = true; fs.writeFileSync('package.json', JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2));"
             echo "failed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
index 150713be72..747ee86f33 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-release.yml
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ jobs:
           - name: Generate RLN contract ABIs
             id: rln-abi
             run: |
-              cd packages/rln
-              npm run setup:contract-abi || {
+              npm run setup:contract-abi -w @waku/rln || {
                 echo "::warning::Failed to generate contract ABIs, marking @waku/rln as private to skip publishing"
+                cd packages/rln
                 node -e "const fs = require('fs'); const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json', 'utf8')); pkg.private = true; fs.writeFileSync('package.json', JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2));"
                 echo "failed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
               }