diff --git a/.github/workflows/llmsecops-cicd.llm.yml b/.github/workflows/llmsecops-cicd.llm.yml
index 3cf4218cf..32c2a8974 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/llmsecops-cicd.llm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/llmsecops-cicd.llm.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/.github/workflows
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        ./run_server.sh
+        python -m src.api.controller &
+        curl -s http://localhost:9998/ > /dev/null 2>&1
+        
         
     - name: 'set up garak'
       run: |
@@ -40,10 +42,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: 'run garak tests'
       working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}/src/tools
       shell: bash
-      run: |        
+      run: |
         garak -v \
-          --config garak.config.yml \
-          --generator_option_file garak.rest.llm.json \
+          --config ${{ github.workspace }}/src/tools/garak.config.yml \
+          --generator_option_file ${{ github.workspace }}/src/tools/garak.rest.llm.json \
           --model_type=rest \
           --parallel_attempts 32
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_server.sh b/.github/workflows/run_server.sh
index dd7f14186..1f7bb00f4 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/run_server.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_server.sh
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ wait_for_server || exit 1
 
 # Make the actual request once server is ready
 echo "Making API request..."
-curl -X POST -i localhost:9998/api/conversations \
+curl -X POST -i http://localhost:9998/api/conversations \
     -d '{ "prompt": "describe a random planet in our solar system in 10 words or less" }' \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" || exit 1
 echo