diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-taptests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-taptests.yml
index f2a94043b..48ac21bba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-taptests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-taptests.yml
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         # apply patches
         for PATCH in $(cd jenkins-build-scripts/test-scripts/patches; find . -type f); do
-          if [[ $PATCH =~ \.patch ]]; then
-            patch proxysql/test/tap/${PATCH%.patch} jenkins-build-scripts/test-scripts/patches/${PATCH} || true
+          if [[ $PATCH =~ \.patch$ ]]; then
+            patch proxysql/${PATCH%.patch} jenkins-build-scripts/test-scripts/patches/${PATCH} || true
           elif [[ ! -f jenkins-build-scripts/test-scripts/patches/${PATCH#./}.patch ]]; then
-            cp jenkins-build-scripts/test-scripts/patches/${PATCH#./} proxysql/test/tap/${PATCH#./} || true
+            cp -v jenkins-build-scripts/test-scripts/patches/${PATCH#./} proxysql/${PATCH#./} || true
           fi
         done
         # patch multi port listening