diff --git a/.github/workflows/a3.yml b/.github/workflows/a3.yml
index 7feb31ba604..9adc08c02ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/a3.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/a3.yml
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ jobs:
         export PATH="/home/runner/openmpi/bin:$PATH"
         export CC=/home/runner/openmpi/bin/mpicc
         wget https://github.com/Unidata/netcdf-fortran/archive/v4.5.3.tar.gz &> /dev/null
-        tar -xzf v4.5.3.tar.gz
+        file v4.5.3.tar.gz
+        #tar -xzf v4.5.3.tar.gz
+        tar -xf v4.5.3.tar.gz
         pushd netcdf-fortran-4.5.3
         ./configure --prefix=/home/runner/netcdf-fortran
         make -j