diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverity_scan.yml b/.github/workflows/coverity_scan.yml
index 803a29ba8..826a358b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverity_scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverity_scan.yml
@@ -42,9 +42,8 @@ jobs:
           # ${{ env.stepName }}
           echo -e "::group::${{ env.bashInfo }} ${{ env.stepName }} ${{ env.bashEnd }}"
 
-          wget -nv -qO- https://scan.coverity.com/download/linux64 --post-data "token=${COVERITY_TOKEN}&project=FreeRTOS-Kernel" | tar -zx --one-top-level=cov_scan --strip-components 1
-          echo "cov_scan_path=$(pwd)/cov_scan/bin" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
+          wget -nv -qO- https://scan.coverity.com/download/linux64 --post-data "token=${COVERITY_TOKEN}&project=FreeRTOS-Kernel" | tar -zx --one-top-level=cov_scan -C "$HOME"
+          echo "cov_scan_path=$HOME/cov_scan/bin" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "::endgroup::"
           echo -e "${{ env.bashPass }} ${{ env.stepName }} ${{ env.bashEnd }} "
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kernel-demos.yml b/.github/workflows/kernel-demos.yml
index 404c602b5..5e3dc6147 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kernel-demos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kernel-demos.yml
@@ -156,9 +156,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           # ${{ env.stepName }}
           echo -e "::group::${{ env.bashInfo }} ${{ env.stepName }} ${{ env.bashEnd }}"
-          curl -L -O https://dr-download.ti.com/software-development/ide-configuration-compiler-or-debugger/MD-LlCjWuAbzH/9.3.1.2/msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.7z
+          curl -L -o "$HOME/msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.7z" https://dr-download.ti.com/software-development/ide-configuration-compiler-or-debugger/MD-LlCjWuAbzH/9.3.1.2/msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.7z
           sudo apt update -y
           sudo apt install -y p7zip-full
+          cd "$HOME"
           7z x ./msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.7z
           chmod +x ./msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.run
           sudo ./msp430-gcc-full-linux-x64-installer-9.3.1.2.run --prefix /usr/bin/msp430-gcc --mode unattended
@@ -211,6 +212,8 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt install -y autogen gawk libgmp-dev libmpc-dev libmpfr-dev
           sudo apt install -y patchutils sharutils zlib1g-dev autoconf2.64
 
+          cd "$HOME"
+
           # Download the mb-gcc toolchain from github
           curl -L -O https://github.com/mdednev/mb-gcc/releases/download/2021-0623%2B2/binutils-microblaze_2.35-2021-0623+1_amd64.deb;
           curl -L -O https://github.com/mdednev/mb-gcc/releases/download/2021-0623%2B2/gcc-microblaze_10.2.0-2021-0623+2_amd64.deb;