diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index dd8ce1a0b..0e3baead4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -73,12 +73,7 @@ jobs:
       # CLI (molecli) moved to standalone repo: github.com/Molecule-AI/molecule-cli
       - run: go vet ./...
       - name: Run golangci-lint
-        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v9
-        with:
-          version: latest
-          working-directory: workspace-server
-          args: --timeout 3m
-        continue-on-error: true  # Warn but don't block until codebase is clean
+        run: cd workspace-server && golangci-lint run --timeout 3m ./... || true
       - name: Run tests with race detection and coverage
         run: go test -race -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...