diff --git a/.github/workflows/eicshell.yml b/.github/workflows/eicshell.yml
index 2c8e8209a..af3a64418 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eicshell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eicshell.yml
@@ -109,7 +109,9 @@ jobs:
         setup: "/opt/detector/epic-main/bin/thisepic.sh"
         run: |
           echo "--- Running EICrecon ---"
-          export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$JANA_HOME:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+          export JANA_HOME=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/jana_home
+          export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$JANA_HOME/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+          export JANA_PLUGIN_PATH=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/EICrecon/plugins
           ldd EICrecon/bin/eicrecon
           valgrind EICrecon/bin/eicrecon sim_e_1GeV_20GeV_craterlake.edm4hep.root