diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index a34d83c..167ed5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # - download binary dependencies from conda
 name: Tests
 on: [push, pull_request]
+env:
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -39,23 +40,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           packages: tcsh
           version: 1.0
-
-      - name: Configure netmhc-bundle paths
-        run: |
-          export NETMHC_BUNDLE_HOME=$PWD/netmhc-bundle
-          echo "NetMHC-bundle dir:" && ls -l $NETMHC_BUNDLE_HOME
-          mkdir $PWD/netmhc-bundle-tmp
-          export NETMHC_BUNDLE_TMPDIR=$PWD/netmhc-bundle-tmp
-          export PATH=$PATH:$NETMHC_BUNDLE_HOME/bin
-      - name: Make sure all the netmhc-bundle tools can run
-        run: |
-          # make sure netmhc-bundle tools are actually installed
-          echo `which netMHC` && netMHC -h
-          echo `which netMHCpan` && netMHCpan -h
-          echo `which netMHCcons` && netMHCcons -h
-          echo `which netMHCstab` && netMHCstab -h
-          echo `which netMHCstabpan` && netMHCstabpan -h
-
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
@@ -72,6 +56,19 @@ jobs:
           mhcflurry-downloads fetch
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |
+          # configure netmhc-bundle paths
+          export NETMHC_BUNDLE_HOME=$PWD/netmhc-bundle
+          echo "NetMHC-bundle dir:" && ls -l $NETMHC_BUNDLE_HOME
+          mkdir $PWD/netmhc-bundle-tmp
+          export NETMHC_BUNDLE_TMPDIR=$PWD/netmhc-bundle-tmp
+          export PATH=$PATH:$NETMHC_BUNDLE_HOME/bin
+
+          # make sure netmhc-bundle tools are actually installed
+          echo `which netMHC` && netMHC -h
+          echo `which netMHCpan` && netMHCpan -h
+          echo `which netMHCcons` && netMHCcons -h
+          echo `which netMHCstab` && netMHCstab -h
+          echo `which netMHCstabpan` && netMHCstabpan -h
           ./test.sh
       - name: Publish coverage to Coveralls
         uses: coverallsapp/github-action@v2.2.3