diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/linode.yml b/.gitea/workflows/linode.yml
index f3df2bb..e5b88a2 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/linode.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/linode.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'linode-test'
+defaults:
+  run:
+    working-directory: "${{ gitea.workspace }}/.gitea/tofu"
 
 jobs:
   Explore-terraform-molecule-Gitea-Action:
@@ -16,14 +19,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: opentofu/setup-opentofu@v1
       - name: tofu apply
         run: "tofu init && tofu apply -auto-approve"
-        working-directory: "${{ gitea.workspace }}/.gitea/tofu"
       - name: tofu output capture
         run: |
           tofu output -json | jq -r '@sh "export TARGET_IP_ADDRESS=\(.act_worker_ip_address.value\)"'
           echo $TARGET_IP_ADDRESS
           sleep 300
-        working-directory: "${{ gitea.workspace }}/.gitea/tofu"
+
       - name: tofu destroy
         run: "tofu destroy -auto-approve""
-        working-directory: "${{ gitea.workspace }}/.gitea/tofu"