diff --git a/.github/workflows/pulumi-aws.yml b/.github/workflows/pulumi-aws.yml
index 6cc08dd1..14de4f25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pulumi-aws.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pulumi-aws.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ env:
   PULUMI_DISABLE_CI_DETECTION: true
   PULUMI_CONFIG_PASSPHRASE: ${{ secrets.PULUMI_PASS }}
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    working-directory: ./iac_modules
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -24,27 +28,23 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: set pulumi tools
         shell: bash
-        working-directory: ./iac_modules
         run: |
           curl -fsSL https://get.pulumi.com | sh
           pip3 install -r requirements.txt
 
       - name: login state backend
         shell: bash
-        working-directory: ./iac_modules
         run: |
           pulumi login s3://pulumi-aws-dev
 
       - name: create resource
         shell: bash
-        working-directory: ./iac_modules
         run: |
           pulumi stack select dev
           pulumi up --yes
 
       - name: show pulumi output
         shell: bash
-        working-directory: ./iac_modules
         run: |
           pulumi refresh --yes
           pulumi stack output vpc
@@ -53,6 +53,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: destroy resource
         shell: bash
-        working-directory: ./iac_modules
         run: |
           pulumi destroy --yes