diff --git a/.github/workflows/legacy-centos-7.yml b/.github/workflows/legacy-centos-7.yml
index 7ebc7c059d23..ecf3c72a4b9e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/legacy-centos-7.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/legacy-centos-7.yml
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ jobs:
                 which \
                 zlib-devel
 
-#################################
-
       - name: Parse repo and branch information
         env:
           # We fetch the actual pull request to get the latest body as
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
 
           echo SV_REPO=${SV_REPO:-${DEFAULT_SV_REPO}} | tee -a ${GITHUB_ENV}
           echo SV_BRANCH=${SV_BRANCH:-${DEFAULT_SV_BRANCH}} | tee -a ${GITHUB_ENV}
-
+      - run |
           echo "::notice:: LIBHTP_REPO=${LIBHTP_REPO}"
           echo "::notice:: LIBHTP_BRANCH=${LIBHTP_BRANCH}"
           echo "::notice:: SU_REPO=${SU_REPO}"
@@ -144,9 +142,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "::notice:: SV_REPO=${SV_REPO}"
           echo "::notice:: SV_BRANCH=${SV_BRANCH}"
 
-
-#################################              
-
       - name: Install cbindgen
         run: |
           cargo install --force --debug cbindgen
@@ -180,13 +175,10 @@ jobs:
       - run: make install
       - run: make install-conf
       - run: make distcheck
+        env:
+          MAKEFLAGS: "-j ${{ env.CPUS }}"
       - run: make clean
       - run: make -j ${{ env.CPUS }}
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: prep
-          path: prep
-      - run: tar xf prep/suricata-verify.tar.gz
       - run: python3 ./suricata-verify/run.py -q --debug-failed
       - run: suricata-update -V
       - run: suricatasc -h