diff --git a/.github/workflows/weave-node-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/weave-node-tests.yaml
index eceeb72ed30..f9c7897f35a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/weave-node-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/weave-node-tests.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: sdks/node
     strategy:
       matrix:
         node-version: [20]
@@ -22,8 +25,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           cache: "pnpm"
       - name: Install dependencies
-        working-directory: sdks/node
         run: pnpm install
       - name: Run tests
-        working-directory: sdks/node
         run: pnpm test