diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic.yml b/.github/workflows/basic.yml
index c882261f5..694adbf2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic.yml
@@ -42,13 +42,12 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name "ciuser" && \
           git config --global user.email "ci@openquantumsafe.org" && \
           git config --global --add safe.directory . && \
+          echo "LIBOQS_DIR=$PWD" >> "$GITHUB_ENV" && \
           cd scripts/copy_from_upstream && \
-          ! pip3 install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt 2>&1 | grep -i ERROR && \
-          echo "LIBOQS_DIR=$PWD" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          ! pip3 install --require-hashes -r requirements.txt 2>&1 | grep -i ERROR
       - name: Verify copy_from_upstream state after copy
         working-directory: 'scripts/copy_from_upstream'
         run: |
-          echo "$LIBOQS_DIR" &&
           python3 copy_from_upstream.py copy && \
           ! git status | grep -i modified
       - name: Verify copy_from_upstream state after libjade