diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index c3438297a0..04c9c70e39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout RMG-database
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          path: ../
 
       - name: Checkout RMG-Py
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -95,6 +97,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout RMG-database
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          path: ../
 
       - name: Checkout RMG-Py
         uses: actions/checkout@v3