diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend.yml b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
index f7c226d6..7fe3b54b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           source venv/bin/activate
           pytest
-        working-directory: src/gcf
+        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/src/gcf
         env:
           PYTHONPATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/src/gcf
diff --git a/src/gcf/tests/__init__.py b/src/gcf/tests/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000