diff --git a/.github/workflows/node-red-pkg.yml b/.github/workflows/node-red-pkg.yml
index e09a3d6..9cc031f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node-red-pkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node-red-pkg.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p .debpkg/home/node-red/.node-red
           ls -al
-          cp shared_files/node-red/aryaos_flows.json .debpkg/home/node-red/.node-red/flows.json
+          ls -alR shared_files/node-red
+          cp ./shared_files/node-red/aryaos_flows.json .debpkg/home/node-red/.node-red/flows.json
           # create DEBIAN directory if you want to add other pre/post scripts
           mkdir -p .debpkg/DEBIAN
           echo -e "chown node-red:node-red /home/node-red/.node-red/flows.json" > .debpkg/DEBIAN/postinst
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pi-gen.yml b/.github/workflows/pi-gen.yml
index 50bb660..d3eec7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pi-gen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pi-gen.yml
@@ -21,14 +21,17 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: pi-gen/
 
-      - name: Set env
-        run: egrep -vi '(^#|^export|^$)' pi-gen/config >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      # - name: Set env
+      #   run: egrep -vi '(^#|^export|^$)' pi-gen/config >> $GITHUB_ENV
      
-      - name: Echo env variables
-        run: env
+      # - name: Echo env variables
+      #   run: env
 
       - name: Build AryaOS image
         uses: usimd/pi-gen-action@v1
+        # set an environment variable for SHARED_FILES
+        env:
+          SHARED_FILES: ${{ github.workspace }}/shared_files
         with:
           pi-gen-dir: pi-gen-src
           # Disable the renaming of the first user during the first boot. This make it so