diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_pyspinw.yml b/.github/workflows/build_pyspinw.yml
index 305c64edb..077a9529b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_pyspinw.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_pyspinw.yml
@@ -70,11 +70,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up MATLAB
         uses: matlab-actions/setup-matlab@v2
         with:
-          release: ${{ matrix.matlab_version }}
+          release: latest
       - name: Build mltbx
         uses: matlab-actions/run-command@v2
         with:
-          command: "create_mltbx"
+          command: "cd mltbx; create_mltbx"
       - name: Upload mltbx
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
diff --git a/mltbx/create_mltbx.m b/mltbx/create_mltbx.m
index 6967c0ad0..b0632e664 100644
--- a/mltbx/create_mltbx.m
+++ b/mltbx/create_mltbx.m
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 currdir = fileparts(mfilename('fullpath'));
-rmdir(fullfile(currdir, 'mltbx'), 's');
+mltbx_dir = fullfile(currdir, 'mltbx');
+if exist(mltbx_dir)
+    rmdir(mltbx_dir, 's');
+end
 mkdir(fullfile(currdir, 'mltbx'));
 copyfile(fullfile(currdir, '..', 'CITATION.cff'), fullfile(currdir, 'mltbx'));
 copyfile(fullfile(currdir, '..', 'license.txt'), fullfile(currdir, 'mltbx'));