diff --git a/.github/workflows/citest.yaml b/.github/workflows/citest.yaml
index 29f4a0b9..ede4b94f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/citest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/citest.yaml
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: ResetFileMode
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          # reset filemode to allow action runner to delete files 
-          # generated by root in docker 
+          # reset filemode to allow action runner to delete files
+          # generated by root in docker
           set -e
-          sudo chown -R $USER:$USER  $ACTION_RUNNER_DIR 
+          echo "ACTION_RUNNER_DIR: $ACTION_RUNNER_DIR"
+          sudo chown -R $USER:$USER  $ACTION_RUNNER_DIR
 
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2