diff --git a/.github/workflows/_test.yml b/.github/workflows/_test.yml
index 8ba42a2..68bbee0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_test.yml
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ jobs:
           make test
 
       - name: Start local Atlas
+        working-directory: .
         run: bash scripts/start_local_atlas.sh
 
       - name: Get MongoDB URI
+        working-directory: .
         run: cat .local_atlas_uri >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Run integration tests
diff --git a/scripts/start_local_atlas.sh b/scripts/start_local_atlas.sh
index a2d5fb6..220f017 100644
--- a/scripts/start_local_atlas.sh
+++ b/scripts/start_local_atlas.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -eu
+
 echo "Starting the container"
 
 IMAGE=artifactory.corp.mongodb.com/dockerhub/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-local:latest