diff --git a/.github/workflows/go-tests-other-os.yml b/.github/workflows/go-tests-other-os.yml
index 2760a8a4b51af..d69d07b34df22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go-tests-other-os.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go-tests-other-os.yml
@@ -31,5 +31,30 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Check out code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: dump env bash
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          where bazel
+          declare -px
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: "~1.23.1"
+          cache: false
+        id: go
+      - name: dump env bash again
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          where bazel
+          declare -px
+      - name: test1
+        run: |
+          C:\npm\prefix\bazel version
+      - name: test2
+        run: |
+          C:\ProgramData\Chocolatey\bin\bazel.exe version
+      - name: test3
+        run: |
+          C:\npm\prefix\bazelisk version
       - name: Run tests
         uses: ./go/actions/test
diff --git a/go/Makefile b/go/Makefile
index bc4bc25e5da86..4b7f5f65b2ae8 100644
--- a/go/Makefile
+++ b/go/Makefile
@@ -28,9 +28,17 @@ qhelp-to-markdown:
 	scripts/qhelp-to-markdown.sh ql/src "$(QHELP_OUT_DIR)"
 
 extractor:
+	export
+	where bazel
+	bazel version
+	pwd
 	bazel run :go-installer
 
 gen:
+	export
+	where bazel
+	bazel version
+	pwd
 	bazel run :gen
 
 build/stats/src.stamp:
@@ -45,9 +53,9 @@ ql/lib/go.dbscheme.stats: ql/lib/go.dbscheme build/stats/src.stamp extractor
 	codeql dataset measure -o $@ build/stats/database/db-go
 
 test: all build/testdb/check-upgrade-path
-	codeql test run -j0 ql/test --search-path .. --consistency-queries ql/test/consistency --compilation-cache=$(cache)
+	# codeql test run -j0 ql/test --search-path .. --consistency-queries ql/test/consistency --compilation-cache=$(cache)
 #	use GOOS=linux because GOOS=darwin GOARCH=386 is no longer supported
-	env GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 codeql$(EXE) test run -j0 ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-681 --search-path .. --consistency-queries ql/test/consistency --compilation-cache=$(cache)
+	# env GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 codeql$(EXE) test run -j0 ql/test/query-tests/Security/CWE-681 --search-path .. --consistency-queries ql/test/consistency --compilation-cache=$(cache)
 	cd extractor; bazel test ...
 	bash extractor-smoke-test/test.sh || (echo "Extractor smoke test FAILED"; exit 1)
 
diff --git a/go/actions/test/action.yml b/go/actions/test/action.yml
index 5228f440971e7..cfbfa56b4b468 100644
--- a/go/actions/test/action.yml
+++ b/go/actions/test/action.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ runs:
       if: inputs.run-code-checks == 'true'
       shell: bash
       run: |
+        declare -px
+        where bazel
         bazel run go:gen
         git add .
         git diff --exit-code HEAD || (
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@ runs:
     - name: Build
       shell: bash
       run: |
+        declare -px
+        where bazel
         bazel run go:go-installer
 
     - name: Check that all Go code is autoformatted