diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 24af4c94..b68efb99 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -10,13 +10,14 @@ on:
         type: choice
         options:
           - Debug
-          - Release  
+          - Release
 
 env:
   MODEL_URL: https://huggingface.co/ggerganov/whisper.cpp/resolve/main/ggml-tiny.bin
   MODEL_FILENAME: ggml-tiny.bin
   AUDIO_URL: https://github.com/ggerganov/whisper.cpp/raw/master/samples/jfk.wav
   AUDIO_FILENAME: jfk.wav
+  CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: Debug
 
 jobs:
     test:
@@ -55,6 +56,10 @@ jobs:
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+            - name: Set default env variables
+              run: |
+                echo "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ inputs.cmake_build_type || 'Debug' }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
             - name: Prepare Vulkan SDK for Windows
               run: |
                 C:\msys64\usr\bin\wget.exe https://sdk.lunarg.com/sdk/download/1.3.290.0/windows/VulkanSDK-1.3.290.0-Installer.exe -O vulkan.exe
@@ -87,12 +92,12 @@ jobs:
             - name: Build
               run: |
                 cmake -B build ${{ matrix.cmake-args }}
-                cmake --build build --target main --config ${{ inputs.cmake_build_type }}
+                cmake --build build --target main --config ${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE }}
 
             - name: Test Windows
               if: contains(matrix.platform, 'windows')
               run: |
-                .\build\bin\${{ inputs.cmake_build_type }}\main -m ${{ env.MODEL_FILENAME }} -f ${{ env.AUDIO_FILENAME }}
+                .\build\bin\${{ env.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE }}\main -m ${{ env.MODEL_FILENAME }} -f ${{ env.AUDIO_FILENAME }}
 
             - name: Test Unix
               if: ${{ contains(matrix.platform, 'ubuntu') || contains(matrix.platform, 'macos') }}