diff --git a/.github/workflows/pathogen-repo-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/pathogen-repo-ci.yaml
index ab18cab..fce928b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pathogen-repo-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pathogen-repo-ci.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ on:
           Defaults to the root of the workflow repo.
           Directory string must not end in a slash.
         type: string
-        default: ${{ github.workspace }}
+        default: "."
         required: false
 
       artifact-name:
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: ${{ inputs.artifact-name }}-${{ matrix.runtime }}
           path: |
-            ./${{ inputs.build-dir }}/auspice/
-            ./${{ inputs.build-dir }}/results/
-            ./${{ inputs.build-dir }}/benchmarks/
-            ./${{ inputs.build-dir }}/logs/
-            ./${{ inputs.build-dir }}/.snakemake/log/
+            ${{ inputs.build-dir }}/auspice/
+            ${{ inputs.build-dir }}/results/
+            ${{ inputs.build-dir }}/benchmarks/
+            ${{ inputs.build-dir }}/logs/
+            ${{ inputs.build-dir }}/.snakemake/log/