diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-unit-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-unit-tests.yaml
index 7d746e5a8e..da367a2583 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-unit-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-unit-tests.yaml
@@ -49,10 +49,16 @@ jobs:
       if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
       env:
         ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS: 'true'
+      #
+      # we have minor drama - looks like unit_tests are invoked from root folder while a more natural is to invoke those
+      # from 'unit_tests' folder
+      # as a work-around to leverage unit_tests/.gitignore we move those files into expected folder for now
+      #
       run: |
         git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
         git config --local user.name "GitHub build-unit-tests Action"
-        git add triggers.txt
+        mv triggers.txt unit_tests
+        mv *.logicdata  unit_tests
         git status
         OUT=$(git commit -m "Trigger wheel definitions" triggers.txt 2>&1) || echo "commit failed, finding out why"
         echo "$OUT"