diff --git a/.github/workflows/sterile-build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/sterile-build-and-test.yml
index e718b4c2..8373271a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sterile-build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sterile-build-and-test.yml
@@ -13,30 +13,7 @@ permissions:
   packages: read
   id-token: write
 jobs:
-  fetch:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 180
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/githedgehog/dpdk-sys/dev-env:main-rust-pinned
-      credentials:
-        username: ${{ github.actor }}
-        password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      volumes:
-        - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: persist source code
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: source
-          path: ${{ github.workspace }}
-          include-hidden-files: true
-          retention-days: 1
-          compression-level: '0'
   compile:
-    needs:
-      - fetch
     runs-on:
       - lab
     strategy:
@@ -47,16 +24,16 @@ jobs:
           - stable
           - pinned
     container:
-      image: ghcr.io/githedgehog/dpdk-sys/compile-env:${{ matrix.dpdk_sys }}-rust-${{ matrix.rust }}
+      image: ghcr.io/githedgehog/dpdk-sys/dev-env:${{ matrix.dpdk_sys }}-rust-${{ matrix.rust }}
       credentials:
         username: ${{ github.actor }}
         password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      volumes:
+        - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
     steps:
-      - name: build source
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: source
-          run-id: "github-token"
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: just --yes rust=${{matrix.rust}} refresh-compile-env
       - run: just cargo build
       - run: just cargo test
       - run: just cargo build --release