diff --git a/.github/workflows/ena-submission-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/ena-submission-tests.yaml
index 5bbf2c303..8646d5675 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ena-submission-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ena-submission-tests.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 15
     defaults:
       run:
-        working-directory: ./ena-submission
+        working-directory: ena-submission
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up micromamba