diff --git a/.github/workflows/esti.yaml b/.github/workflows/esti.yaml
index 1f57b987fd6..f200647c3c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/esti.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/esti.yaml
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: clients/spark
         run: |
           mkdir -p ${{ github.workspace }}/test/spark/metaclient
-          cp core/target/scala-2.12/lakefs-spark-client-assembly*.jar ${{ github.workspace }}/test/spark/metaclient/spark-assembly-core.jar
+          cp target/core/scala-2.12/lakefs-spark-client-assembly*.jar ${{ github.workspace }}/test/spark/metaclient/spark-assembly-core.jar
 
   metadata-client-export-spark3:
     name: Test lakeFS metadata client export with Spark 3.x
diff --git a/clients/spark/build.sbt b/clients/spark/build.sbt
index d3ad860edb2..234cbf3d398 100644
--- a/clients/spark/build.sbt
+++ b/clients/spark/build.sbt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def settingsToCompileIn(dir: String) = {
   )
 }
 
-lazy val root = Project(s"lakefs-spark-client", file("core"))
+lazy val root =  (project in file("."))
   .settings(
     name := "lakefs-spark-client",
     sharedSettings,
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ lazy val root = Project(s"lakefs-spark-client", file("core"))
     // Uncomment to get (very) full stacktraces in test:
     //      Test / testOptions += Tests.Argument("-oF"),
     buildInfoKeys := Seq[BuildInfoKey](name, version, scalaVersion, sbtVersion),
-    buildInfoPackage := "io.treeverse.clients"
+    buildInfoPackage := "io.treeverse.clients",
+    target := file(s"target/core/")
   )
   .enablePlugins(S3Plugin, BuildInfoPlugin)