diff --git a/.github/workflows/production.yml b/.github/workflows/production.yml
index 13cc0cd08..2e0350863 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/production.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/production.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
                   sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y wget nlohmann-json3-dev libgmp-dev nasm g++ build-essential
 
             - name: Setup Circom
-              run: wget https://github.com/iden3/circom/releases/download/v2.1.9/circom-linux-amd64 -O /usr/bin/circom && sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/circom
+              run: sudo wget https://github.com/iden3/circom/releases/download/v2.1.9/circom-linux-amd64 -O /usr/bin/circom && sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/circom
 
             - name: Install dependencies
               run: yarn
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml
index b6f804653..434904a9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-requests.yml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ jobs:
               run: |
                   sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/microsoft-prod.list
                   sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y wget nlohmann-json3-dev libgmp-dev nasm g++ build-essential
-                  wget https://github.com/iden3/circom/releases/download/v2.1.9/circom-linux-amd64 /usr/bin/circom && sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/circom
+                  sudo wget https://github.com/iden3/circom/releases/download/v2.1.9/circom-linux-amd64 -O /usr/bin/circom && sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/circom
                   yarn workspace @semaphore-protocol/group build
                   yarn workspace @semaphore-protocol/identity build
                   yarn workspace @semaphore-protocol/proof build