diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark-EpiAware.yaml b/.github/workflows/benchmark-EpiAware.yaml
index b3374cbf7..f049efe50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark-EpiAware.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark-EpiAware.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: julia-actions/cache@v1
       - uses: julia-actions/julia-buildpkg@v1
       - name: Setup benchmark environment
-        run: julia --project=benchmark -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.instantiate()'
+        run: julia --project=benchmark -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.activate(shared = TRUE)'
       - name: Run benchmarks
         run: julia --project=benchmark -e 'using BenchmarkCI; BenchmarkCI.judge(baseline = "origin/main")'
       - name: Post results