diff --git a/.github/workflows/package-snort.yml b/.github/workflows/package-snort.yml
index 2c7ec86..0aaabe5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package-snort.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package-snort.yml
@@ -15,13 +15,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      
-      - name: Set permissions for work directory
-        run: sudo mkdir -p /work && sudo chown -R $USER /work
-        run: sudo chmod -R 777 /work
-
-      - name: Clean up work directory
-        run: sudo rm -rf /work/*
 
       - name: Install dependencies and build Snort
         run: |
diff --git a/scripts/snort3.sh b/scripts/snort3.sh
index 3c0de85..9010717 100644
--- a/scripts/snort3.sh
+++ b/scripts/snort3.sh
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ sudo mv ~/go/bin/protoc-gen-go-grpc /usr/local/bin/
 # Create working directories
 WORK_DIR=/work
 sudo mkdir -p $WORK_DIR
+sudo chmod 777 $WORK_DIR
+
 
 # Install libdaq
 cd $WORK_DIR