diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 48778ce8..2cd6b6fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ name: ci
 on: [push]
 jobs:
   coverage_cleanup:
-    if: ${{ always() }}
     runs-on: self-hosted
     steps:
       - name: Coverage cleanup
         run: |
+         echo "Cleaning up previous run"
+         rm -rf "${{ github.workspace }}"
          python3-coverage erase
   scn4me_subm:
     needs: [coverage_cleaup]
@@ -20,8 +21,7 @@ jobs:
          export OPENRAM_HOME="`pwd`/compiler"
          export OPENRAM_TECH="`pwd`/technology:/software/PDKs/skywater-tech"
          export OPENRAM_TMP="${{ github.workspace }}/scn4me_subm"
-	 rm -rf $OPENRAM_TMP
-         python3-coverage run -p $OPENRAM_HOME/tests/regress.py -j 20 -t scn4m_subm
+         python3-coverage run -p $OPENRAM_HOME/tests/regress.py -j 16 -t scn4m_subm
       - name: Archive
         if: ${{ failure() }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ jobs:
          export OPENRAM_HOME="`pwd`/compiler"
          export OPENRAM_TECH="`pwd`/technology:/software/PDKs/skywater-tech"
          export OPENRAM_TMP="${{ github.workspace }}/freepdk45"
-	 rm -rf $OPENRAM_TMP
-         python3-coverage run -p $OPENRAM_HOME/tests/regress.py -j 20 -t freepdk45
+         python3-coverage run -p $OPENRAM_HOME/tests/regress.py -j 16 -t freepdk45
       - name: Archive
         if: ${{ failure() }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2