diff --git a/.github/workflows/fontland.yml b/.github/workflows/fontland.yml
index c6bf6869..646cb080 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fontland.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fontland.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ name: fontland CI
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    working-directory: ./fontland
+
 jobs:
   run:
     name: "Build using Racket '${{ matrix.racket-version }}' (${{ matrix.racket-variant }})"
-    working-directory: ./fontland
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/hyphenate.yml b/.github/workflows/hyphenate.yml
index 16f412a0..4266d3b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hyphenate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hyphenate.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ name: hyphenate CI
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    working-directory: ./hyphenate
+
 jobs:
   run:
     name: "Build using Racket '${{ matrix.racket-version }}' (${{ matrix.racket-variant }})"
-    working-directory: ./hyphenate
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pitfall.yml b/.github/workflows/pitfall.yml
index 3fc2322f..9b1be794 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pitfall.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pitfall.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ name: pitfall CI
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    working-directory: ./pitfall
+
 jobs:
   run:
     name: "Build using Racket '${{ matrix.racket-version }}' (${{ matrix.racket-variant }})"
-    working-directory: ./pitfall
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/quad.yml b/.github/workflows/quad.yml
index df264a40..49066a97 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/quad.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/quad.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ name: quad CI
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    working-directory: ./quad
+
 jobs:
   run:
     name: "Build using Racket '${{ matrix.racket-version }}' (${{ matrix.racket-variant }})"
-    working-directory: ./quad
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
diff --git a/.github/workflows/xenomorph.yml b/.github/workflows/xenomorph.yml
index 4247a82f..6da2f2d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/xenomorph.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/xenomorph.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@ name: xenomorph CI
 
 on: [push, pull_request]
 
+defaults:
+  run:
+    working-directory: ./xenomorph
+
 jobs:
   run:
     name: "Build using Racket '${{ matrix.racket-version }}' (${{ matrix.racket-variant }})"
-    working-directory: ./xenomorph
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false