diff --git a/.ci/ubuntu/gha-setup.sh b/.ci/ubuntu/gha-setup.sh
index 94d171a0..45a3b360 100755
--- a/.ci/ubuntu/gha-setup.sh
+++ b/.ci/ubuntu/gha-setup.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -o errexit
 set -o pipefail
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ if [[ -d $GITHUB_WORKSPACE ]]
 then
     echo "[INFO] GITHUB_WORKSPACE is set: '$GITHUB_WORKSPACE'"
 else
-    GITHUB_WORKSPACE="$(readlink --canonicalize-existing "$script_dir/../..")"
+    GITHUB_WORKSPACE="$(cd "$script_dir/../.." && pwd)"
     echo "[INFO] set GITHUB_WORKSPACE to: '$GITHUB_WORKSPACE'"
 fi
 
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 19675484..f174fb1d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -125,3 +125,7 @@ Tests/coverage.*
 
 # docs
 docs/temp/
+
+# ci logs
+.ci/ubuntu/log/*
+
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d3da7c77..dec956bd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This library is in early stages of development. It is meant to be used with Rabb
 
 ## How to Run
 
-- Start the broker with `./.ci/ubuntu/gha-setup.sh`. Note that this has been tested on Ubuntu 22 with docker.
+- Start the broker with `./.ci/ubuntu/gha-setup.sh start`. Note that this has been tested on Ubuntu 22 with docker.
 - Run the tests with ` dotnet test ./Build.csproj  --logger "console;verbosity=detailed" /p:AltCover=true`
 - Stop RabbitMQ with `./.ci/ubuntu/gha-setup.sh stop`