diff --git a/.github/workflows/plugin_install.yml b/.github/workflows/plugin_install.yml
index 34fad50b28..fb5bfc808a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/plugin_install.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/plugin_install.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: derek-ho/start-opensearch@cc6257459892289e494c08fd45eb1988db18c737
         with:
           opensearch-version: ${{ env.OPENSEARCH_VERSION }}
-          plugins: "file:/${{ env.PLUGIN_NAME }}"
+          plugins: "file:${{ github.workspace }}/${{ env.PLUGIN_NAME }}"
           security-enabled: true
           admin-password: ${{ steps.random-password.outputs.generated_name }}