diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4fea10c04..1338dd3f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -73,13 +73,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p nitro
           cp build/nitro nitro/
-
+          zip -r nitro.zip nitro
           # run e2e testing
           cd nitro
           chmod +x ../.github/scripts/e2e-test-linux-and-mac.sh && ../.github/scripts/e2e-test-linux-and-mac.sh ./nitro ${{ env.MODEL_URL }}
-          cd ..
-
-          zip -r nitro.zip nitro
 
       - uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
@@ -124,13 +121,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p nitro
           cp build/nitro nitro/
-
+          zip -r nitro.zip nitro
+          
           # run e2e testing
           cd nitro
           chmod +x ../.github/scripts/e2e-test-linux-and-mac.sh && ../.github/scripts/e2e-test-linux-and-mac.sh ./nitro ${{ env.MODEL_URL }}
-          cd ..
-
-          zip -r nitro.zip nitro
 
       - uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
@@ -177,13 +172,11 @@ jobs:
           mkdir -p nitro
           cp llama.cpp/ggml-metal.metal nitro/
           cp build/nitro nitro/
-
+          zip -r nitro.zip nitro
+          
           # run e2e testing
           cd nitro
           chmod +x ../.github/scripts/e2e-test-linux-and-mac.sh && ../.github/scripts/e2e-test-linux-and-mac.sh ./nitro ${{ env.MODEL_URL }}
-          cd ..
-
-          zip -r nitro.zip nitro
 
       - uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
@@ -228,13 +221,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           mkdir -p nitro
           cp build/nitro nitro/
-
+          zip -r nitro.zip nitro
+          
           # run e2e testing
           cd nitro
           chmod +x ../.github/scripts/e2e-test-linux-and-mac.sh && ../.github/scripts/e2e-test-linux-and-mac.sh ./nitro ${{ env.MODEL_URL }}
-          cd ..
-
-          zip -r nitro.zip nitro
 
       - uses: actions/upload-release-asset@v1.0.1
         if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')