diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index 6493838668..b31b62e8b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CAPSULE_LOG: none
         run: |
-          mkdir /tmp/nextflow
-          cd /tmp/nextflow
           wget -qO- get.nextflow.io | bash
-          sudo ln -s /tmp/nextflow/nextflow /usr/local/bin/nextflow
+          sudo mv nextflow /usr/local/bin/
 
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: python3 -m pytest --color=yes --cov-report=xml --cov-config=.github/.coveragerc --cov=nf_core