diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/lint-and-reload.yml b/.gitea/workflows/lint-and-reload.yml
index ec55fe0..d5a16ee 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/lint-and-reload.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/lint-and-reload.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ jobs:
         env:
           IRIS_RELEASE: v0.1.1
         run: |
-          curl -sfL "${{ github.server_url }}/uhhm/iris/releases/download/$IRIS_RELEASE/iris" -o iris && chmod +x iris
-          ./iris check --path questions
+          # The checkout is on a noexec mount for this runner; the cargo
+          # target dir is where it may run what it fetched.
+          bin="/var/local/cargo-target/iris-$IRIS_RELEASE"
+          [ -x "$bin" ] || { curl -sfL "${{ github.server_url }}/uhhm/iris/releases/download/$IRIS_RELEASE/iris" -o "$bin" && chmod +x "$bin"; }
+          "$bin" check --path questions
 
   reload:
     runs-on: bare