diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bef02d763c..4a6024ffca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build the repeat tool
         run: ./v cmd/tools/repeat.v
       - name: Repeat -o hw.c examples/hello_world.v
-        run: cmd/tools/repeat --max_time 150 --series 3 --count 10 --nmaxs 5 --warmup 3 --fail_percent 10 -t '{T} -show-timings -o hw.c examples/hello_world.v' ./v ./vmaster/v
+        run: cmd/tools/repeat --max_time 150 --series 3 --count 10 --nmaxs 5 --warmup 3 --fail_percent 10 -t 'cd {T} ; ./v -show-timings -o hw.c examples/hello_world.v' . ./vmaster
       - name: Repeat -o v.c cmd/v
-        run: cmd/tools/repeat --max_time 750 --series 3 --count 15 --nmaxs 5 --warmup 3 --fail_percent 10 -t '{T} -show-timings -o v.c cmd/v' ./v ./vmaster/v
+        run: cmd/tools/repeat --max_time 750 --series 3 --count 15 --nmaxs 5 --warmup 3 --fail_percent 10 -t 'cd {T} ; ./v -show-timings -o v.c cmd/v' . ./vmaster
 
   ubuntu-tcc:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04