diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile.yml b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
index 7fe54a3e8..da254c596 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ jobs:
 #       git submodule sync ; \
 #       git submodule update --init --recursive --remote
       run : |
-        cd TEST_DIR_ROOT/riscv_tests.git ; \
-        git checkout -b riscv-tests-sail remotes/origin/riscv-tests-sail ; \
+        cd TEST_DIR_ROOT/ ; \
+        git clone 
+        git clone git@github.com:riscv-software-src/riscv-tests.git riscv-tests ; \
+        cd riscv-tests ; \
+        git checkout -t origin/riscv-tests-sail ; \
         ls -l ;
     - name: Ensure pre-commit checks pass
       run: pip install pre-commit && pre-commit run --all-files --show-diff-on-failure --color=always