diff --git a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
index ca47ff6ee..7f276e5d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/c-cpp.yml
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ jobs:
       run: ./.github/configure.sh ${{ matrix.configs }}
     - name: make
       run: make -j2
-    - name: copy moduli
-      run: sudo cp moduli /usr/local/etc/
+    - name: install moduli
+      run: sudo sh -c "mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/; cp moduli /usr/local/etc/"
     - name: make tests
       run: ./.github/run_test.sh ${{ matrix.configs }}
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml b/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml
index 637ce959f..2f76dfdf5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfhosted.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ jobs:
           config.log
     - name: make
       run: vmrun make
+    - name: install moduli
+      run: sudo sh -c "mkdir -p /usr/local/etc/; cp moduli /usr/local/etc/"
     - name: make tests
       run: vmrun ./.github/run_test.sh ${{ matrix.configs }}
     - name: save regress logs