diff --git a/.github/workflows/chipyard-run-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/chipyard-run-tests.yml
index 6d4c02be..ac3aea0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chipyard-run-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chipyard-run-tests.yml
@@ -411,6 +411,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           conda activate ${{ env.conda-env-name-no-time }}-$(date --date "${{ env.workflow-timestamp }}" +%Y%m%d)-riscv-tools
           cd ${{ github.workspace }} && ./scripts/init-submodules-no-riscv-tools.sh --force
+          cd ${{ github.workspace }} && source ./scripts/fix-open-files.sh
           git submodule update --init software/firemarshal && cd software/firemarshal && ./init-submodules.sh
           cd ${{ github.workspace }}/generators/gemmini/software && ${{ github.workspace }}/software/firemarshal/marshal -v -d build gemmini-smoke.json
       - name: Running Gemmini FireMarshal smoke test