diff --git a/.github/workflows/qnx.yml b/.github/workflows/qnx.yml
index f1552da44e..49d1e1fdf0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qnx.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qnx.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.ref }}-qnx
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  TEST_FILTER: "--gtest_filter=-*LiveSearchTXT*:*LiveSearchANY*"
+  CMAKE_FLAGS: "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG -DCARES_STATIC=ON -DCARES_STATIC_PIC=ON -G Ninja -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=QNX -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=qcc -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=q++ -DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH=${{ github.workspace }}/qnx800/target/qnx8 -DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM=NEVER -DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY=ONLY -DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE=ONLY"
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -22,8 +26,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "Downloading QNX Software Center ..."
           mkdir ${{ github.workspace }}/.qnx
-          echo "user: ${MYQNX_USER}"
-          echo "pass: ${MYQNX_PASS}"
           curl -v --cookie-jar ${{ github.workspace }}/.qnx/myqnxcookies.auth --form "userlogin=$MYQNX_USER" --form "password=$MYQNX_PASSWORD" -X POST https://www.qnx.com/account/login.html > login_response.html
           curl -v -L --cookie ${{ github.workspace }}/.qnx/myqnxcookies.auth https://www.qnx.com/download/download/77351/qnx-setup-2.0.3-202408131717-linux.run > qnx-setup-lin.run
           chmod a+x qnx-setup-lin.run
@@ -35,14 +37,18 @@ jobs:
           ${{ github.workspace }}/qnxinstall/qnxsoftwarecenter/qnxsoftwarecenter_clt -mirror -cleanInstall -destination ${{ github.workspace }}/qnx800 -installBaseline com.qnx.qnx800 -myqnx.user="$MYQNX_USER" -myqnx.password="$MYQNX_PASSWORD"
       - name: Checkout c-ares
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: c-ares
       - name: "CMake: build c-ares"
         env:
           BUILD_TYPE: CMAKE
         run: |
+          cd c-ares
           ./ci/build.sh
       - name: "Autotools: build c-ares"
         env:
           BUILD_TYPE: autotools
         run: |
+          cd c-ares
           ./ci/build.sh