diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 920501e..dc15203 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           submodules: recursive
       - name: install nextest
-        run: curl -LsSf https://get.nexte.st/latest/linux | tar zxf - -C "${CARGO_HOME:-~/.cargo}/bin"
+        run:
+          mkdir -p ~/.cargo/bin
+          curl -LsSf https://get.nexte.st/latest/linux | tar zxf - -C "${CARGO_HOME:-~/.cargo}/bin"
       - run: cargo nextest run
   examples:
     name: examples