diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 03208edf..e2f523b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ jobs:
         run: cmdeploy fmt -v 
 
       - name: run deploy-chatmail offline tests 
-        working-directory: deploy-chatmail
         run: pytest tests
 
       - name: initialize with chatmail domain