diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 0a5358db..44feb9e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           -e ENTERPRISE_NAME=emyoung34 \
           -e LABELS=blue,green \
           -e RUNNER_TOKEN=3456 \
-          -e RUNNER_WORKDIR=tmp/a \
+          -e RUNNER_WORKDIR=/tmp/a \
           -e RUNNER_GROUP=wat \
           -e GITHUB_HOST=github.example.com \
           -e DISABLE_AUTOMATIC_DEREGISTRATION=true \
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ jobs:
           -e ENTERPRISE_NAME=emyoung34 \
           -e LABELS=blue,green \
           -e RUNNER_TOKEN=3456 \
-          -e RUNNER_WORKDIR=tmp/a \
+          -e RUNNER_WORKDIR=/tmp/a \
           -e RUNNER_GROUP=wat \
           -e GITHUB_HOST=github.example.com \
           -e DISABLE_AUTOMATIC_DEREGISTRATION=true \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c86bd402..cd70af70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ jobs:
           -e ENTERPRISE_NAME=emyoung34 \
           -e LABELS=blue,green \
           -e RUNNER_TOKEN=3456 \
-          -e RUNNER_WORKDIR=tmp/a \
+          -e RUNNER_WORKDIR=/tmp/a \
           -e RUNNER_GROUP=wat \
           -e GITHUB_HOST=github.example.com \
           -e DISABLE_AUTOMATIC_DEREGISTRATION=true \
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
           -e ENTERPRISE_NAME=emyoung34 \
           -e LABELS=blue,green \
           -e RUNNER_TOKEN=3456 \
-          -e RUNNER_WORKDIR=tmp/a \
+          -e RUNNER_WORKDIR=/tmp/a \
           -e RUNNER_GROUP=wat \
           -e GITHUB_HOST=github.example.com \
           -e DISABLE_AUTOMATIC_DEREGISTRATION=true \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a23e2cb..6403b58e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,16 +87,20 @@ The test file expects the image to test as an environment variable `GH_RUNNER_IM
 
 To test:
 ```
+$ # need to set minimum vars for the goss test interpolation
+$ echo "os: ubuntu" >goss_vars.yaml
+$ echo "oscodename: focal >>goss_vars.yaml
+$ echo "arch: x86_64" >>goss_vars.yaml
 $ docker build -t my-base-test -f Dockerfile.base .
 $ # Run the base test from Dockerfile.base on the current git HEAD
-$ GH_RUNNER_IMAGE="my-base-test" GOSS_FILE=goss_base.yaml GOSS_SLEEP=1 dgoss run --entrypoint /usr/bin/sleep -e RUNNER_NAME=test -e DEBUG_ONLY=true \
+$ GH_RUNNER_IMAGE="my-base-test" GOSS_VARS=goss_vars.yaml GOSS_FILE=goss_base.yaml GOSS_SLEEP=1 dgoss run --entrypoint /usr/bin/sleep -e RUNNER_NAME=test -e DEBUG_ONLY=true \
   ${GH_RUNNER_IMAGE} \
   10
 $ # Use the base image in your final
 $ sed -i.bak 's/^FROM.*/FROM my-base-test/g' Dockerfile
 $ docker build -t my-full-test -f Dockerfile .
 $ # Run the full test from Dockerfile.base on the current git HEAD
-$ GH_RUNNER_IMAGE="my-full-test" GOSS_FILE=goss_full.yaml GOSS_SLEEP=1 dgoss run --entrypoint /usr/bin/sleep \
+$ GH_RUNNER_IMAGE="my-full-test" GOSS_VARS=goss_vars.yaml GOSS_FILE=goss_full.yaml GOSS_SLEEP=1 dgoss run --entrypoint /usr/bin/sleep \
   -e DEBUG_ONLY=true \
   -e RUNNER_NAME=huzzah \
   -e REPO_URL=https://github.com/myoung34/docker-github-actions-runner \
diff --git a/goss_full.yaml b/goss_full.yaml
index ade6f0fe..bea2f4df 100644
--- a/goss_full.yaml
+++ b/goss_full.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ command:
       - ""
       - "Disable automatic registration: true"
       - "Random runner suffix: true"
+      - "Runner workdir: /tmp/a"
       - "Runner name: huzzah"
       - "Labels: blue,green"
       - "Runner Group: wat"