diff --git a/.github/workflows/publishing.yml b/.github/workflows/publishing.yml
index e8ea34b63b..73b8eb8d5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publishing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publishing.yml
@@ -1097,7 +1097,7 @@ jobs:
 
           # Extract README from metapackage
           cudaq_metapackage=cudaq-${{ needs.assets.outputs.cudaq_version }}
-          tar xf /tmp/packages/${cudaq_metapackage}.tar.gz && mv ${cudaq_metapackage}/README.md .
+          tar xf /tmp/packages/${cudaq_metapackage}.tar.gz && mv -v ${cudaq_metapackage}/README.md .
           rm -rf ${cudaq_metapackage} && readme=README.md
 
           # Setup links for validate_pycudaq.sh script
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ jobs:
           ln -s $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/docs/sphinx/targets/python /tmp/targets
           ln -s $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/docs/sphinx/snippets/python /tmp/snippets
           ln -s $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/python/tests /tmp/tests
-          ln -s $readme /tmp/README.md
+          ln -s $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/$readme /tmp/README.md
 
           # Run the script w/ -q to run a shortened test
           set +e # Allow script to keep going through errors (needed for skipped tests)
diff --git a/scripts/validate_pycudaq.sh b/scripts/validate_pycudaq.sh
index e1acf6129e..17121f0544 100644
--- a/scripts/validate_pycudaq.sh
+++ b/scripts/validate_pycudaq.sh
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ OPTIND=$__optind__
 # FIXME: check validation with src dist (subsequent PR)
 readme_file="$root_folder/README.md"
 if [ ! -d "$root_folder" ] || [ ! -f "$readme_file" ] ; then
+    ls "$root_folder"
     echo -e "\e[01;31mDid not find Python root folder. Please pass the folder containing the README and test with -f.\e[0m" >&2
     (return 0 2>/dev/null) && return 100 || exit 100
 fi