diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/add-new-service.yml b/.gitea/workflows/add-new-service.yml
index 79366ba..058e4d3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/add-new-service.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/add-new-service.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ jobs:
           SERVICE_NAME="${BRANCH#feature/add-service-}"
           echo "service_name_lower=$SERVICE_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: Initialize Virtual Environment from pyproject.toml
+      - name: Initialize Virtual Environment from cli/pyproject.toml
         run: |
-          cd cli
-          uv sync
+          uv venv .venv
+          uv sync --directory cli
 
       - name: Install Ansible Galaxy Collections
         run: |