diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 33de72e60526d57c48d9403af575e8bb7040b0b3..bfd461da952d6589423bf84b9d30d6253159f0ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@ jobs:
                 sudo ln -s /usr/bin/gfortran-7 /usr/bin/gfortran
                 USE_CONDA_BUILD=1
                 curl -L -O -k https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/ci-support/raw/master/build-py-project-and-run-examples.sh
-                ". ./build-py-project-and-run-examples.sh"
+                . ./build-py-project-and-run-examples.sh
 
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