diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 79207e9..4c7c5e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ on:
     branches: [ "master", "testing" ]
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "master" ]
-  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   test:
@@ -16,27 +15,30 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', '3.12']
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout SOCRATES and JANUS
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Get SOCRATES
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          repository: FormingWorlds/SOCRATES 
+          repository: 'FormingWorlds/SOCRATES'
+          path: 'SOCRATES'
 
-      - name: build SOCRATES
+      - name: Build SOCRATES
         run: |
           export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=""
           cd SOCRATES
           ./configure
           ./build_code 
           source set_rad_env
+          cd ..
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
 
-      - name: Build Janus
+      - name: Build JANUS
         run: |
-          cd ../JANUS
           pip install -e .
 
       - name: Test with pytest