diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-api.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-api.yaml
index 887cf98..96af847 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-api.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-api.yaml
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           cache: 'pip'
       - name: Install dependencies
+        working-directory: ./api
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r requirements.txt
       - name: Test with pytest
+        working-directory: ./api
         run: |
           python3 -m pytest -s