diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index 8dc85091d..2272c54fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run build
         run: |
-          ./gradlew build
+          pwd
+          chown -R opensearch.opensearch ./* `pwd`
+          ls -l ./ ../
+          su opensearch -c "whoami && java -version && ./gradlew build"
 
       - name: Upload Coverage Report
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1