diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 12f8fac..71c0ca3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ permissions:
 
 env:
   DL_DIR: /srv/breadway-dl
-  ECOSYSTEM_DIR: /tmp/bread-ecosystem-ci
+  ECOSYSTEM_DIR: /home/breadway/Projects/bread-ecosystem
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -41,8 +41,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: ensure bread-ecosystem
         run: |
-          rm -rf "${ECOSYSTEM_DIR}"
-          git clone https://github.com/Breadway/bread-ecosystem.git "${ECOSYSTEM_DIR}"
+          if [[ -d "${ECOSYSTEM_DIR}/.git" ]]; then
+            git -C "${ECOSYSTEM_DIR}" pull --ff-only
+          else
+            mkdir -p "$(dirname "${ECOSYSTEM_DIR}")"
+            git clone https://github.com/Breadway/bread-ecosystem.git "${ECOSYSTEM_DIR}"
+          fi
 
       - name: regenerate index.json
         run: bash "${ECOSYSTEM_DIR}/scripts/gen-index.sh"