diff --git a/.github/workflows/central-controller.yaml b/.github/workflows/central-controller.yaml
index ca94bca4a..7c741f6f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/central-controller.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/central-controller.yaml
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ jobs:
         activate-environment: central_controller
         environment-file: environment.yml
         use-only-tar-bz2: false
-    - name: Activate Conda
-      run: |
-        echo "CONDA_BASE=$(conda info --base)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        source "$CONDA_BASE/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
-        conda activate central_controller
+    # - name: Activate Conda
+    #   run: |
+    #     echo "CONDA_BASE=$(conda info --base)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+    #     source "$CONDA_BASE/etc/profile.d/conda.sh"
+    #     conda activate central_controller
     - name: Setup CMake
       uses: threeal/cmake-action@v2.1.0
       with:
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ jobs:
          CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
          ZT1_CENTRAL_CONTROLLER=1
     - name: Build
-      run: cmake --build . --config Release -- -j 4
+      run: |
+        source ~/miniconda3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
+        conda activate central_controller
+        cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DZT1_CENTRAL_CONTROLLER=1
+        cmake --build . --config Release -- -j 4
     - name: SelfTest
       run: |
         ./build/zerotier-selftest
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