diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index b7aaf669..11e7fffc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ jobs:
     name: ${{ matrix.version }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    env:
-      CI: 1
-      CARGO_INCREMENTAL: false
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
@@ -38,9 +34,8 @@ jobs:
           DATABASE_URL: sqlite://./todo.db
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install sqlite3
-          cd basics/todo
           sqlx database create
-          chmod a+rwx todo.db
+          chmod a+rwx ./todo.db
           sqlx migrate run
 
       - name: cargo check
diff --git a/basics/todo/README.md b/basics/todo/README.md
index 3d0d366b..2b8df3c1 100644
--- a/basics/todo/README.md
+++ b/basics/todo/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ A simple Todo project using a SQLite database.
 
 All instructions assume you have changed into the examples workspace root:
 
-```pwd
+```console
 $ pwd
 .../examples
 ```
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ cargo install sqlx-cli --no-default-features --features=rustls,sqlite
 Then to create and set-up the database run:
 
 ```sh
-sqlx database create
-sqlx migrate run
+sqlx database create --database-url=sqlite://./todo.db
+sqlx migrate run --database-url=sqlite://./todo.db
 ```
 
 ## Run The Application