diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_python.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_python.yml
index bccb85d..df8362a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_python.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 name: Build & Test the Python Bindings
 
-defaults:
-  run:
-    working-directory: python
-
 on:
   push:
   pull_request:
@@ -25,8 +21,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install ruff black
       - name: Ruff
+        working-directory: python
         run: ruff check .
       - name: Black
+        working-directory: python
         run: black --check --diff .
 
   rustfmt:
@@ -38,7 +36,8 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - run: rustup update stable && rustup default stable
       - run: rustup component add rustfmt
-      - run: cargo fmt --all --check
+      - working-directory: python
+        run: cargo fmt --all --check
 
   test:
     name: Run tests
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Install locally
+        working-directory: python
         run: pip install -e ".[test]"
       - name: Install additional dependencies
         run: pip install pytest-md pytest-emoji
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: pytest
         if: ${{ startsWith(matrix.target, 'x86_64') }}
         shell: bash
+        working-directory: python
         run: |
           set -e
           pip install --pre "mtc_token_healing[test]" --find-links dist --force-reinstall
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: pytest
         if: ${{ !startsWith(matrix.target, 'aarch64') }}
         shell: bash
+        working-directory: python
         run: |
           set -e
           pip install --pre "mtc_token_healing[test]" --find-links dist --force-reinstall
@@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: pytest
         if: ${{ !startsWith(matrix.target, 'aarch64') }}
         shell: bash
+        working-directory: python
         run: |
           set -e
           pip install --pre "mtc_token_healing[test]" --find-links dist --force-reinstall