diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit.yml b/.github/workflows/commit.yml
index 042f9df0..95b11a5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/build
       run: cmake --build . --config Debug -- -j 4
 
+    - name: Install
+      shell: bash
+      working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/build
+      run: sudo make install
+
     - name: Test CLI
       shell: bash
       working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}/build
diff --git a/test/cli/setup.sh b/test/cli/setup.sh
index 0f7f6a78..d180053a 100644
--- a/test/cli/setup.sh
+++ b/test/cli/setup.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 # This script should be executed within the build directory that is directly
 # in the project directory, e.g., /path/to/pisa/build
 
-PISA_BIN="./bin"
-export PATH="$PISA_BIN:$PATH"
+command -v compress_inverted_index >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+    echo >&2 "tools not available in default path"
+    exit 1
+}
 
 test_dir=${TEST_DIR:-../test}
 
diff --git a/test/cli/test_count_postings.sh b/test/cli/test_count_postings.sh
index 67f3deba..5f78dbf4 100644
--- a/test/cli/test_count_postings.sh
+++ b/test/cli/test_count_postings.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 set +x
 
-PISA_BIN="bin"
-export PATH="$PISA_BIN:$PATH"
 DIR=$(dirname "$0")
 
 @test "Extract posting counts" {
diff --git a/test/cli/test_taily_stats.sh b/test/cli/test_taily_stats.sh
index 3bb15da2..d0d5e377 100644
--- a/test/cli/test_taily_stats.sh
+++ b/test/cli/test_taily_stats.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 set +x
 
-PISA_BIN="bin"
-export PATH="$PISA_BIN:$PATH"
 DIR=$(dirname "$0")
 
 echo_int () {
diff --git a/test/cli/test_wand_data.sh b/test/cli/test_wand_data.sh
index e843149a..ec4504d9 100644
--- a/test/cli/test_wand_data.sh
+++ b/test/cli/test_wand_data.sh
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 set +x
 
-PISA_BIN="bin"
-export PATH="$PISA_BIN:$PATH"
-
 queries=$(cat <<HERE
 301:International Organized Crime
 302:Poliomyelitis and Post-Polio