diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonar_cloud.yml b/.github/workflows/sonar_cloud.yml
index eed99603f..04652618c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonar_cloud.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonar_cloud.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ jobs:
     name: sonar_cloud_run
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
+    env:
+      ARTIFACTS_DIR: build_artifacts
+      COMPILE_COMMANDS_DIR: build_compile_commands
 
     steps:
     # update when https://github.com/actions/download-artifact/issues/315 is fixed
@@ -71,11 +74,11 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
       with:
         name: compile-commands
-        path: ${RUNNER_WORKSPACE}
+        path: "${{ env.ARTIFACTS_DIR }}"
 
     - name: Unzip downloaded JSON compile commands file
       run: |
-        unzip "${RUNNER_WORKSPACE}"/compile-commands.zip -d "${{ env.BUILD_WRAPPER_OUT_DIR }}"
+        unzip "${{ env.ARTIFACTS_DIR }}/compile-commands.zip -d "${{ env.COMPILE_COMMANDS_DIR }}"
 
     - name: Run sonar-scanner
       env:
@@ -92,4 +95,4 @@ jobs:
           --define sonar.tests="compiler/extensions/cpp/runtime/test,test" \
           --define sonar.test.inclusions="compiler/**/test/**/*.h,compiler/**/test/**/.cpp,test/**/*.h,test/**/*.cpp" \
           --define sonar.scm.exclusions.disabled="true" \
-          --define sonar.cfamily.compile-commands="${{ env.BUILD_WRAPPER_OUT_DIR }}/compile_commands.json"
+          --define sonar.cfamily.compile-commands="${{ env.COMPILE_COMMANDS_DIR }}/compile_commands.json"