diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tests_ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/run_tests_ubuntu.yml
index 0ea79bd7a..b5a71c0c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tests_ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests_ubuntu.yml
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Configure
         shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: CFLAGS=${CFLAGS} LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS} LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} ./configure --enable-hdf5 --enable-dap --disable-dap-remote-tests  --enable-doxygen  --enable-external-server-tests --enable-s3 --enable-s3-internal --enable-nczarr-s3-tests
+        run: CFLAGS=${CFLAGS} LDFLAGS=${LDFLAGS} LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} ./configure --enable-hdf5 --enable-dap --disable-dap-remote-tests  --enable-doxygen  --enable-external-server-tests --disable-s3
         if: ${{ success() }}
 
       - name: Look at config.log if error
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tests_win_cygwin.yml b/.github/workflows/run_tests_win_cygwin.yml
index 388b3f9dc..1a7f81b6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tests_win_cygwin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests_win_cygwin.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ jobs:
            --enable-plugins --enable-nczarr
            --disable-s3
 
-
       - name: Look at config.log if error
         if: ${{ failure() }}
         run: cat config.log
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ jobs:
           AWS_PROFILE: ${{ secrets.DEFAULT_PROFILE }}
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.aws
-          echo "" >  ~/.aws/config
-          chmod go-rwx ~/.aws/config
           echo "${AWS_PROFILE}" >> ~/.aws/config
+          chmod go-rwx ~/.aws/config
           make check -j8 SHELL=/bin/dash