diff --git a/.github/workflows/downstream.yml b/.github/workflows/downstream.yml
index 4e2d999032..8e1d6a9cd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/downstream.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/downstream.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,16 @@ jobs:
         with:
           repository: 'CliMA/ClimaCoupler.jl'
           path: ClimaCoupler.jl
+
+        # Hash/links found in ClimaArtifacts
+        # TODO: Remove this when ClimaCoupler can provide a small collections of test files
+      - name: Create SST/SIC artifact folder
+        run: mkdir -p ~/.julia/artifacts/c4f82cd33fb26513ee45bff78330c6b606630fa5
+      - name: Download SST/SIC files
+        run: |
+          wget -q -O ~/.julia/artifacts/c4f82cd33fb26513ee45bff78330c6b606630fa5/MODEL.ICE.HAD187001-198110.OI198111-202206.nc https://gdex.ucar.edu/dataset/158_asphilli/file/MODEL.ICE.HAD187001-198110.OI198111-202206.nc
+          wget -q -O ~/.julia/artifacts/c4f82cd33fb26513ee45bff78330c6b606630fa5/MODEL.SST.HAD187001-198110.OI198111-202206.nc https://gdex.ucar.edu/dataset/158_asphilli/file/MODEL.SST.HAD187001-198110.OI198111-202206.nc
+
       - run: |
           julia --color=yes --project=ClimaCoupler.jl/experiments/ClimaEarth/ -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.instantiate()'
           julia --color=yes --project=ClimaCoupler.jl/experiments/ClimaEarth/ -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.develop(; path = ".")'