diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
index 539c6d9..44aceee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
-          java-version: '11'
+          java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'adopt'
 
       - name: Setup Nextflow latest-edge
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1acbcec..7289e52 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 **/__pycache__/*
 .nextflow*
-**/work**
+**/work/**
 */logs/*
 **/ec_info/*
 .nf-test*
\ No newline at end of file