diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/dev-deployment.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/dev-deployment.yaml
index 07202fb..3e349fd 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/dev-deployment.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/dev-deployment.yaml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ jobs:
           cache-dependency-path: "apps/requirements.txt"
 
       - name: 📦 Install dependencies and run tests
-        working-directory: ./apps
         run: |
+          cd apps
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r requirements.txt
           pip install pytest pytest-mock
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/staging-deployment.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/staging-deployment.yaml
index eb4feb7..12f5635 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/staging-deployment.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/staging-deployment.yaml
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ jobs:
         cache-dependency-path: 'apps/requirements.txt'
 
     - name: 📦 Install dependencies and run tests
-      working-directory: ./apps
       run: |
+        cd apps
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install -r requirements.txt
         pip install pytest pytest-mock