diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 57ff5ac26e1..38e3b494f9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1117,18 +1117,24 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: fluvio-run-x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
-          path: ~/.fluvio/extensions
+          path: ~/extensions
   
+
       - run: |
           chmod +x ~/bin/fluvio
+          chmod +x ~/extensions/fluvio-run
+
           mkdir -p ~/.fluvio/bin
+          mkdir -p ~/.fluvio/extensions
+
           mv ~/bin/fluvio ~/.fluvio/bin/fluvio
+          mv ~/extensions/fluvio-run ~/.fluvio/extensions/fluvio-run
 
       - name: Start cluster in read-only mode
         run: |
           ~/.fluvio/bin/fluvio cluster start  --read-only crates/fluvio-cluster/test-data/metadata.json
       - name: Run Fluvio read-only tests
-        run: make FLUVIO_BIN=/home/runner/bin/fluvio cli-fluvio-read-only-smoke
+        run: make FLUVIO_BIN=/home/runner/.fluvio/bin/fluvio cli-fluvio-read-only-smoke
 
       - name: Print SC logs
         if: ${{ !success() }}
diff --git a/tests/cli/fluvio_read_only/basic.bats b/tests/cli/fluvio_read_only/basic.bats
index 77b3fe9051a..38b3840611d 100644
--- a/tests/cli/fluvio_read_only/basic.bats
+++ b/tests/cli/fluvio_read_only/basic.bats
@@ -25,23 +25,20 @@ teardown_file() {
     run timeout 15s "$FLUVIO_BIN" cluster shutdown --local
 }
 
-# Create topic
-@test "Create a topic" {
+@test "Cannot create a new topic" {
     debug_msg "topic: $TOPIC_NAME"
     run timeout 15s "$FLUVIO_BIN" topic create other-topic
-    assert_success
+    assert_output --partial "permission denied"
  
 }
 
 # Produce message 
-@test "Produce message" {
+@test "Can produce message in existing topic" {
     run bash -c 'echo "$MESSAGE" | timeout 15s "$FLUVIO_BIN" produce "$TOPIC_NAME"'
     assert_success
 }
 
-# Consume message and compare message
-# Warning: Adding anything extra to the `debug_msg` skews the message comparison
-@test "Consume message" {
+@test "Can consume message in existing topic" {
     run timeout 15s "$FLUVIO_BIN" consume "$TOPIC_NAME" -B -d
 
     assert_output --partial "$MESSAGE"