diff --git a/.github/auth/db_auth.py b/.github/auth/db_auth.py
index 9ccbc65b..fa31f9bc 100644
--- a/.github/auth/db_auth.py
+++ b/.github/auth/db_auth.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def _write_auth_to_file(endpoint, obj_id):
     creds = collection.find_one({"_id": object_id_to_find})
     del creds['_id']
 
-    with open(".github/auth/gcp_auth.json", "w") as f:
+    with open("gcp_auth.json", "w") as f:
         json.dump(creds, f, indent=4)
 
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gcp-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/gcp-test.yaml
index 00677c7c..3ec13748 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gcp-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gcp-test.yaml
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ jobs:
 
        - name: Start GPU VM
          run: |
-           cd demos
-           python3 .github/auth/db_auth.py ${{ secrets.DB_ENDPOINT }} ${{ secrets.DB_OBJ_ID }}
-           python3 .github/auth/vm_auth.py ${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}
+           cd demos/.github/auth
+           python3 db_auth.py ${{ secrets.DB_ENDPOINT }} ${{ secrets.DB_OBJ_ID }}
+           python3 vm_auth.py ${{ secrets.SSH_KEY }}
 
   run-test:
     needs: activate-vm