diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 92f7e014c..eef30dc0b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ jobs:
           otp-version: ${{ env.otp }}
           elixir-version: ${{ env.elixir }}
       - name: Start epmd
-        run: cmd /c "START /b /d %RUNNER_TEMP%\.setup-beam\otp\erts-13.0\bin epmd"
+        run: $(elixir -e 'IO.puts "#{:code.root_dir()}/erts-#{:erlang.system_info(:version)}"')/bin/epmd.exe -daemon
+        shell: bash
       # Add tar that supports symlinks, see https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/4679
       - name: Add tar.exe
         run: |