diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci2.yml b/.github/workflows/ci2.yml
index 9021fdc25b8..d19ada51cd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci2.yml
@@ -161,14 +161,22 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: pytest -v --durations 0 get_exes.py
 
-      - name: Test nc4 program
+      - name: Check exe
         working-directory: modflow6/autotest
         env:
           REPOS_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}
         run: |
           ls -l /d/a/modflow6/modflow6/modflow6/bin
+          file /d/a/modflow6/modflow6/modflow6/bin/mf6.exe
+          ldd /d/a/modflow6/modflow6/modflow6/bin/mf6.exe
           /d/a/modflow6/modflow6/modflow6/bin/mf6.exe --version
           /d/a/modflow6/modflow6/modflow6/bin/mf6 --version
+
+      - name: Test nc4 program
+        working-directory: modflow6/autotest
+        env:
+          REPOS_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}
+        run: |
           pytest -v test_gwf_chd01.py -s --keep temp
           cat test_mf6model[chd01]0/mfsim.list