diff --git a/.github/workflows/autotools-tier1.yml b/.github/workflows/autotools-tier1.yml
index ec128f2..ea3e931 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autotools-tier1.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autotools-tier1.yml
@@ -107,8 +107,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure
         shell: msys2 {0}
         working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/build
+#        run: >
+#          ../gsmartcontrol/configure --enable-tests --with-nsis=${{ matrix.root }}/bin/makensis.exe --with-windows-sysroot=${{ matrix.root }}
         run: >
-          ../gsmartcontrol/configure --enable-tests --with-nsis=${{ matrix.root }}/bin/makensis.exe --with-windows-sysroot=${{ matrix.root }}
+          "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/gsmartcontrol/configure" --enable-tests
 
       - name: Build
         shell: msys2 {0}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/autotools-tier2.yml b/.github/workflows/autotools-tier2.yml
index a70fce4..b4f4b4c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/autotools-tier2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/autotools-tier2.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ jobs:
       uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v0.1.2
       with:
         usesh: true
-        sync: rsync
+        # sshfs is more reliable than rsync
+        sync: sshfs
         mem: 2048
         prepare: >
           pkg install -y pkgconf gtkmm30 gettext pcre libiconv autoconf automake