diff --git a/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_run_workflow/recipe_run_workflow/app/install_cold/bin/install_cold.sh b/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_run_workflow/recipe_run_workflow/app/install_cold/bin/install_cold.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 829b3086246..787e1133eb5
--- a/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_run_workflow/recipe_run_workflow/app/install_cold/bin/install_cold.sh
+++ b/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_run_workflow/recipe_run_workflow/app/install_cold/bin/install_cold.sh
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ set -eux
 if [[ -d ${SOURCE_DIR} ]]; then
     rm -rf "${SOURCE_DIR}"
 fi
+printf 'This is running.'
+# Checkout ESMValTool.
+#git clone -b "${BRANCH}" "${ESMVALTOOL_URL}" "${SOURCE_DIR}"
 
-# Checkout uthpy.
-git clone -b "${BRANCH}" "${URL}" "${SOURCE_DIR}"
-
-# Install uthpy.
-cd "${SOURCE_DIR}"
-pip install . --prefix="${UTH_INSTALL_ROOT}"
+# Install ESMValTool.
+#cd "${SOURCE_DIR}"
+#pip install . --prefix="${RRW_INSTALL_ROOT}"
diff --git a/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_run_workflow/recipe_run_workflow/app/install_cold/rose-app.conf b/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_run_workflow/recipe_run_workflow/app/install_cold/rose-app.conf
index e69de29bb2d..4733831d1aa 100644
--- a/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_run_workflow/recipe_run_workflow/app/install_cold/rose-app.conf
+++ b/esmvaltool/utils/recipe_run_workflow/recipe_run_workflow/app/install_cold/rose-app.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[command]
+default = install_cold.sh
+
+[env]
+ESMVALTOOL_URL = git@github.com:ESMValGroup/ESMValTool.git
+BRANCH = main
+SOURCE_DIR = ${CYLC_SUITE_RUN_DIR}/src