diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-mingw.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-mingw.yml
index dedff87e0ef..1edd65bab36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-mingw.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-mingw.yml
@@ -34,29 +34,23 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout the latest code (shallow clone)
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-    - name: Debug over SSH (tmate)
-      uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3.5
-      if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && github.event.inputs.debug_enabled }}
-      with:
-        limit-access-to-actor: true
-
     - name: configure
     # Use cmd to remove the path easily
       run: |
         bcdedit /set IncreaseUserVa 3072
         editbin /LARGEADDRESSAWARE "C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin\cc1plus.exe"
-        path %PATH:C:\Program Files\Git\bin;=%
-        path %PATH:C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;=%
-        path %PATH:C:\Strawberry\c\bin;=%
-        path %PATH:C:\Strawberry\perl\bin;=%
-        path %PATH:C:\Strawberry\perl\site\bin;=%
+        set PATH=C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin;%PATH%
         mkdir build
         cd build
         cmake -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${{ matrix.config.shared }} -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.config.build_type }} -DGINKGO_COMPILER_FLAGS=${{ matrix.config.cflags }} ..
         cmake --build . -j4
-        ctest . --output-on-failure
       shell: cmd
 
+    - name: Debug over SSH (tmate)
+      uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3.5
+      with:
+        limit-access-to-actor: true
+
     - name: install
       run: |
         set PATH=%PATH:C:\Program Files\Git\bin;=%