diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index d905bf6ddef..b55deade479 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Download reference data
         run: |
-          mkdir -p $REF_PATH
+          mkdir -p $REF_PATH/atom_data
           wget -q "$REPO_URL/items?path=atom_data/kurucz_cd23_chianti_H_He.h5&resolveLfs=true" -O $REF_PATH/atom_data/kurucz_cd23_chianti_H_He.h5
           wget -q "$REPO_URL/items?path=atom_data/chianti_He.h5&resolveLfs=true" -O $REF_PATH/atom_data/chianti_He.h5
           wget -q "$REPO_URL/items?path=unit_test_data.h5&resolveLfs=true" -O $REF_PATH/unit_test_data.h5&resolveLfs=true
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ jobs:
           REF_PATH: ${{ github.workspace }}/tardis-refdata
           REPO_URL: https://dev.azure.com/tardis-sn/TARDIS/_apis/git/repositories/tardis-refdata
 
-      - name: debug
-        run: |
-          ls -R ${{ github.workspace }}/tardis-refdata
-
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
         with: