diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 51dedb6..eea550c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -85,8 +85,10 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         ./autogen.sh
         mkdir build; cd build
+        cat "void main(void){}" > junk.c
+        ls $HDF5_DIR/bin/h5pcc
+        $HDF5_DIR/bin/h5pcc junk.c
         CC=$HDF5_DIR/bin/h5pcc ../configure --prefix=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build
-        cat config.log
       shell: bash
 
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