diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
index 6d3ea73..1825222 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ jobs:
   build-node:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        working-directory: node-example
     strategy:
       matrix:
         node-version: [12.x, 14.x, 16.x]
@@ -28,6 +25,12 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
         cache: 'npm'
+
     - run: npm ci
+      working-directory: ./node-example
+
     - run: npm run build --if-present
+      working-directory: ./node-example
+
     - run: npm test
+      working-directory: ./node-example