diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
index 7f067d660..bf4b5491f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ jobs:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Smoke test (local)
-        run: npm run test:smoke
+        run: |
+          chmod +x dist/loader.js
+          export GSD_SMOKE_BINARY="$(pwd)/dist/loader.js"
+          npm run test:smoke
 
   test-verify:
     name: Test & Verify