diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 78dd5c5..cac830e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
           copywrite --config .github/workflows/scripts/copywrite.hcl \
             headers --spdx "BSD-3-Clause" --plan
   run-tests:
+    timeout-minutes: 5
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
index dc2573e..f13bf1e 100644
--- a/Justfile
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ vet:
 # apply golangci-lint linters on source tree
 [group('lint')]
 lint: vet
-    $GOBIN/golangci-lint run --config .github/workflows/scripts/golangci.yaml
+    $GOBIN/golangci-lint run --config {{scripts}}/golangci.yaml
 
 # show host system information
 [group('build')]