diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_unreleased.yml b/.github/workflows/test_unreleased.yml
index ac681f6e5..5a2240c93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_unreleased.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_unreleased.yml
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: opensearch/distribution/archives/linux-tar/build/distributions
         run: |
           tar xf opensearch-min-*
-          echo "discovery.type: single-node" >> ./opensearch-*/config/opensearch.yml
-          ./opensearch-*/bin/opensearch &
+          ./opensearch-*/bin/opensearch -E path.repo=/tmp &
           for attempt in {1..20}; do sleep 5; if curl -s localhost:9200; then echo '=====> ready'; break; fi; echo '=====> waiting...'; done
       
       - name: Checkout PHP Client