diff --git a/.circleci/continue/rust-ci.yml b/.circleci/continue/rust-ci.yml
index be1897f2949..d642aa5838c 100644
--- a/.circleci/continue/rust-ci.yml
+++ b/.circleci/continue/rust-ci.yml
@@ -1048,9 +1048,10 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             CANNON_TAG="$(cat .config/cannon_tag)"
             cd docker/fpvm-prestates
-            just "<<parameters.kind>>" "<<parameters.version>>" "$CANNON_TAG"
+            just "<<parameters.kind>>" "<<parameters.version>>" "$CANNON_TAG" "../.."
       - run:
           name: Upload prestates to GCS
+          working_directory: rust/kona
           command: |
             PRESTATE_HASH=$(jq -r .pre ./prestate-artifacts-<<parameters.kind>>/prestate-proof.json)
             BRANCH_NAME=$(echo "<< pipeline.git.branch >>" | tr '/' '-')