diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cmake.yml
index 598b5d0ed..02d5a5e2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cmake.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
   linux-gcc14:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     name: Linux mpi=${{ matrix.mpi }} CC=${{ matrix.cc }} shared=${{ matrix.shared }}
-    timeout-minutes: 61
+    timeout-minutes: 60
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/composite-unix/action.yml b/.github/workflows/composite-unix/action.yml
index 0f9d0c220..393d1d638 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/composite-unix/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/composite-unix/action.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ runs:
 
   - name: CMake self-tests
     shell: bash
-    run: ctest --preset default || (ls && md5sum p4est.p4p)
+    run: ctest --preset default || (ls test && md5sum ./test/p4est.p4p)
 
   - name: install p4est CMake package
     shell: bash