diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
index 134b0cfb5..7e3bce647 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
@@ -68,21 +68,24 @@ jobs:
     - name: Add Nimble to MSYS2 PATH and run make update
       run: |
         # The setup-nimble-action installs to .nimble_runtime/bin but MSYS2 has its own PATH
-        # Save the nimble path for use in subsequent steps
-        echo "NIMBLE_BIN=$(pwd)/.nimble_runtime/bin" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        export PATH="$(pwd)/.nimble_runtime/bin:$HOME/.nimble/bin:$PATH"
+        # Also need to add nim-dlls for OpenSSL DLLs (libcrypto, libssl)
+        export NIMBLE_BIN="$(pwd)/.nimble_runtime/bin"
+        export NIM_DLLS="$(pwd)/nim-dlls"
+        echo "NIMBLE_BIN=$NIMBLE_BIN" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "NIM_DLLS=$NIM_DLLS" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        export PATH="$NIMBLE_BIN:$NIM_DLLS:$HOME/.nimble/bin:$PATH"
         which nimble
         nimble -v
         make update
 
     - name: Building wakunode2.exe
       run: |
-        export PATH="$NIMBLE_BIN:$HOME/.nimble/bin:$PATH"
+        export PATH="$NIMBLE_BIN:$NIM_DLLS:$HOME/.nimble/bin:$PATH"
         make wakunode2 LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG V=3 -j8
 
     - name: Building libwaku.dll
       run: |
-        export PATH="$NIMBLE_BIN:$HOME/.nimble/bin:$PATH"
+        export PATH="$NIMBLE_BIN:$NIM_DLLS:$HOME/.nimble/bin:$PATH"
         make libwaku STATIC=0 LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG V=1 -j
     
     - name: Check Executable