diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
index 541707e47..886821301 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-linux.yml
@@ -89,20 +89,27 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           /usr/bin/docker start ${{ github.run_id }}_salt-test
 
-      - name: Download  requirements file tests/requirements.txt
+      - name: Current Directory
+        run: |
+          pwd
+          ls -alh
+
+      - name: Download requirements file tests/requirements.txt
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          - name: tests/requirements.txt
+          - name: requirements.txt
 
       - name: "Install Python Dependencies with pip breakage in container ${{ inputs.container-slug }}"
         if: ${{ ( inputs.distro-slug == 'debian-11' ) || ( inputs.distro-slug == 'debian-12' ) || ( inputs.distro-slug == 'debian-13' ) || ( inputs.distro-slug == 'ubuntu-2404' ) }}
         run: |
-          docker exec ${{ github.run_id}}_salt-test python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -r tests/requirements.txt
+          ## docker exec ${{ github.run_id}}_salt-test python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -r tests/requirements.txt
+          docker exec ${{ github.run_id}}_salt-test python3 -m pip install --break-system-packages -r requirements.txt
 
       - name: "Install Python Dependencies without pip breakage in container ${{ inputs.container-slug }}"
         if: ${{ ( inputs.distro-slug != 'debian-11' ) && ( inputs.distro-slug != 'debian-12' ) && ( inputs.distro-slug != 'debian-13' ) && ( inputs.distro-slug != 'ubuntu-2404' ) }}
         run: |
-          docker exec ${{ github.run_id}}_salt-test python3 -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
+          ## docker exec ${{ github.run_id}}_salt-test python3 -m pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
+          docker exec ${{ github.run_id}}_salt-test python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 
       - name: Get Version
         run: |
@@ -113,10 +120,6 @@ jobs:
           vt_parm_ver=$(echo "${{ matrix.instance }}" | sed 's/-/ /' | sed 's/-/./' | awk -F ' ' '{print $2}')
           echo "SaltVersion=$vt_parm_ver" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Current Directory
-        run: |
-          pwd
-
       - name: Bootstrap Salt
         run: |
           # sed 1st - becomes space, 2nd - becomes dot