diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6569baccb..e7ce09850 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -299,6 +299,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run oxen-server
         run: |
+          mkdir .\data\test\runs
+          mkdir .\data\test\config
           .\target\debug\oxen-server add-user --email ox@oxen.ai --name Ox --output user_config.toml
           cp user_config.toml data\test\config\user_config.toml
           cmd /c "START /B .\target\debug\oxen-server.exe start"
diff --git a/cli-test/spec/spec_helper.rb b/cli-test/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 69d449067..f1ef7e5a1 100644
--- a/cli-test/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/cli-test/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ def run_system_command(cmd)
     regexp = ".env".force_encoding('UTF-16LE')
     Dotenv.load(regexp.encode('UTF-8'))
     run_system_command("oxen config --name ruby-test --email test@oxen.ai")
-    system("oxen delete-remote --name ox/performance-test --host localhost:3000 -y")
+    system("oxen delete-remote --name ox/performance-test --host localhost:3000 -y --scheme http")
   end
 
   config.after(:each) do
     # Ensure the remote repository is deleted after each test
-    system("oxen delete-remote --name ox/performance-test --host localhost:3000 -y")
+    system("oxen delete-remote --name ox/performance-test --host localhost:3000 -y --scheme http")
   end
 end