diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-timely-executables.yml b/.github/workflows/release-timely-executables.yml
index 561400ec6e..c332a647f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-timely-executables.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-timely-executables.yml
@@ -111,19 +111,27 @@ jobs:
 
           # build executables
           # npm run build
+          cd ./node_modules/better-sqlite3;
           npx prebuild-install --platform=darwin --arch=arm64 --build-from-source || npx prebuild --platform=darwin --arch=arm64 --build-from-source
+          cd ../..;
           npx pkg . --compress GZip -t node16-macos-arm64 -o Noco-macos-arm64
           mv ./Noco-macos-arm64 ./mac-dist/
 
+          cd ./node_modules/better-sqlite3;
           npx prebuild-install --platform=darwin --arch=x64 --build-from-source || npx prebuild --platform=darwin --arch=x64 --build-from-source
+          cd ../..;
           npx pkg . --compress GZip -t node16-macos-x64 -o Noco-macos-x64
           mv ./Noco-macos-x64 ./mac-dist/
 
+          cd ./node_modules/better-sqlite3;
           npx prebuild-install --platform=linux --arch=x64 --build-from-source || npx prebuild --platform=linux --arch=x64 --build-from-source
+          cd ../..;
           npx pkg . --compress GZip -t node16-linux-x64 -o Noco-linux-x64
           mv ./Noco-linux-x64 ./dist/
 
+          cd ./node_modules/better-sqlite3;
           npx prebuild-install --platform=linux --arch=arm64 --build-from-source || npx prebuild --platform=linux --arch=arm64 --build-from-source
+          cd ../..;
           npx pkg . --compress GZip -t node16-linux-arm64 -o Noco-linux-arm64
           mv ./Noco-linux-arm64 ./dist/