diff --git a/autodeploy/setup.sh b/autodeploy/setup.sh
index 9590bdf..57f1d2b 100755
--- a/autodeploy/setup.sh
+++ b/autodeploy/setup.sh
@@ -2,32 +2,27 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-echo "Workspace:   $GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-
-DESTINATION_DIR="$1"
-echo "Destination: $DESTINATION_DIR"
-
-# URL="https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/releases/latest/download/pixi-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
-URL="https://gitea.psi.ch/python/pixi/releases/download/latest/pixi-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
-
-ARCHIVE=$(basename "$URL")
-#BINARY=$(echo "$ARCHIVE" | cut -d. -f1 | cut -d- -f1)
-
 
 SCRIPT_PATH=$(dirname "$0")
-echo "Script path: $SCRIPT_PATH"
+DESTINATION="$1"
 
+echo "Workspace:   $GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
+echo "Script Path: $SCRIPT_PATH"
+echo "Destination: $DESTINATION"
+
+
+URL="https://gitea.psi.ch/python/pixi/releases/download/latest/pixi-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl.tar.gz"
 curl --location --silent --show-error --remote-name "$URL"
+
+ARCHIVE=$(basename "$URL")
 tar xzf "$ARCHIVE"
 
 
+cd "$DESTINATION"
+
 # enforce glibc version of target system (consoles) instead of runner system
 export CONDA_OVERRIDE_GLIBC=2.28
 
-chmod +x "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pixi"
-
-cd "$DESTINATION_DIR"
-
 if [[ -f "pixi.toml" ]]; then
     echo "pixi already initialized"
 else
@@ -38,6 +33,7 @@ fi
 echo "pixi install"
 "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/pixi" install --all --no-progress
 
+
 #echo "copy owner group from level above"
 #group=$(stat -c '%g' ..)
 #echo "=> group ID: $group"
@@ -46,7 +42,8 @@ echo "pixi install"
 #echo "copy permissions from owner to owner group"
 #chmod -R g=u .pixi
 
-"$SCRIPT_PATH/symlink.sh" "$PWD/.pixi/envs" "$PWD/../../envs"
+"$SCRIPT_PATH/symlink.sh" "$DESTINATION/.pixi/envs" "$DESTINATION/../../envs"
+
 
 echo "setup.sh done 🚀"