diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/validation.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/validation.yaml
index 306e241..3dee68c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/validation.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/validation.yaml
@@ -17,16 +17,18 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: pacman -Syu --noconfirm git
 
+      - name: Create and become build user
+        run: |
+          useradd --create-home builder
+          su builder
+
         # This is only temporary, for bootstrapping, until this repo itself contains aurutils and can be installed via the repo
       - name: Install aurutils
         shell: bash
         run: |
+          pwd
           git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/aurutils.git
           cd aurutils
           pwd
           makepkg -sirc
 
-      - name: Create build user
-        run: |
-          useradd --create-home builder
-          chown -R builder:builder "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"