diff --git a/.github/workflows/xcat_test.yml b/.github/workflows/xcat_test.yml
index 781934c5e..2fed8e673 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/xcat_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/xcat_test.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - run: sudo apt-get install -y fakeroot reprepro devscripts debhelper libcapture-tiny-perl libjson-perl libsoap-lite-perl libdbi-perl libcgi-pm-perl quilt openssh-server dpkg looptools genometools software-properties-common
+      - run: echo "/opt/xcat/bin:/opt/xcat/sbin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
       - run: perl github_action_xcat_test.pl