diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
index 7f0ad0b690..dae565d08b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches: [ master ]
 
 env:
-  CONFIGURATION: RelWithDebInfo
-  GOOGLETEST_DIR: .
+  BUILD_TYPE: RelWithDebInfo
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -24,17 +23,21 @@ jobs:
     - name: Prime ccache
       uses: hendrikmuhs/ccache-action@v1
       with:
-        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ env.CONFIGURATION }}
+        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}
         max-size: 1000M
 
     - name: Install gtest
       run: sudo CI/build_googletest.sh
+      env:
+        CONFIGURATION: Release
+        GOOGLETEST_DIR: "."
+        GENERATOR: Unix Makefiles
 
     - name: Configure
-      run: cmake -S . -B . -DGTEST_ROOT="$(pwd)/googletest/build/install" -DGMOCK_ROOT="$(pwd)/googletest/build/install" -DBUILD_UNITTESTS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.CONFIGURATION}} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=./install -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS='-Werror' -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-Werror -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations -Wno-error=nonnull -Wno-error=deprecated-copy"
+      run: cmake -S . -B . -DGTEST_ROOT="$(pwd)/googletest/build/install" -DGMOCK_ROOT="$(pwd)/googletest/build/install" -DBUILD_UNITTESTS=ON -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=./install -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS='-Werror' -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-Werror -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations -Wno-error=nonnull -Wno-error=deprecated-copy"
 
     - name: Build
-      run: cmake --build . --config ${{env.CONFIGURATION}} --parallel 3
+      run: cmake --build . --config ${{env.BUILD_TYPE}} --parallel 3
  
     - name: Test
       run: ./openmw_test_suite