diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yaml
index 3b35056..c8c5156 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           # Heighliner chains.yaml config
           chain: noble-forwarding-simd
           dockerfile: cosmos
+          build-dir: simapp
           build-target: make build
           binaries: |
             - simapp/build/simd
diff --git a/simapp/Makefile b/simapp/Makefile
index 1b61635..dbefe47 100644
--- a/simapp/Makefile
+++ b/simapp/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ ldflags := $(strip $(ldflags))
 BUILD_FLAGS := -ldflags '$(ldflags)'
 
 build:
-	@go build -mod=readonly $(BUILD_FLAGS) -o $(PWD)/build/ ./...
+	@go build -mod=readonly $(BUILD_FLAGS) -o build/ ./...
 
 .PHONY: build