diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index e3de4638..28043e44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -16,18 +16,20 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: snarkos-test
 
       - name: Checkout snarkOS
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: AleoNet/snarkOS
-          path: ../snarkos
+          path: snarkos
 
       - name: Checkout snarkVM
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: AleoNet/snarkVM
-          path: ../snarkvm
+          path: snarkvm
 
       - name: Use mold linker
         uses: rui314/setup-mold@v1
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
+          workspaces: snarkos-test
           key: cache-v1
 
       - name: Build
@@ -53,18 +56,20 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: snarkos-test
 
       - name: Checkout snarkOS
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: AleoNet/snarkOS
-          path: ../snarkos
+          path: snarkos
 
       - name: Checkout snarkVM
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: AleoNet/snarkVM
-          path: ../snarkvm
+          path: snarkvm
 
       - name: Use mold linker
         uses: rui314/setup-mold@v1
@@ -76,11 +81,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
         with:
+          workspaces: snarkos-test
           key: cache-v1
 
       - uses: taiki-e/install-action@nextest
 
       - name: Run tests
+        working-directory: ./snarkos-test
         env:
           RUSTFLAGS: -Zcodegen-backend=cranelift
         run: cargo +nightly nextest run --all --verbose --fail-fast