diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6a7cd73b..9a09f511 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ jobs:
          . /home/github-runner/setup-paths.sh 
          export OPENRAM_HOME="`pwd`/compiler"
          export OPENRAM_TECH="`pwd`/technology:/software/PDKs/skywater-tech"
-         export OPENRAM_TMP="`pwd`/scn4me_subm"
-         python3-coverage run -p $OPENRAM_HOME/tests/regress.py -j 48 -t scn4m_subm
+         export OPENRAM_TMP="${{ github.workspace }}/scn4me_subm"
+         python3-coverage run -p $OPENRAM_HOME/tests/regress.py -j 20 -t scn4m_subm
       - name: Archive
         if: ${{ failure() }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
          name: scn4me_subm Archives
-         path: $OPENRAM_TMP/ 
+         path: ${{ github.workspace }}/scn4me_subm/
   freepdk45:
     runs-on: self-hosted
     steps:
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ jobs:
          . /home/github-runner/setup-paths.sh 
          export OPENRAM_HOME="`pwd`/compiler"
          export OPENRAM_TECH="`pwd`/technology:/software/PDKs/skywater-tech"
-         export OPENRAM_TMP="`pwd`/freepdk45"
-         python3-coverage run -p $OPENRAM_HOME/tests/regress.py -j 48 -t freepdk45
+         export OPENRAM_TMP="${{ github.workspace }}/freepdk45"
+         python3-coverage run -p $OPENRAM_HOME/tests/regress.py -j 20 -t freepdk45
       - name: Archive
         if: ${{ failure() }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
         with:
          name: FreePDK45 Archives
-         path: $OPENRAM_TMP/ 
+         path: ${{ github.workspace }}/freepdk45/
   coverage:
     if: ${{ always() }}
     needs: [scn4me_subm, freepdk45]