diff --git a/.github/workflows/validation.yaml b/.github/workflows/validation.yaml
index dd64348fe..9a1b32cdd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validation.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validation.yaml
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ jobs:
             tput colors
             date -u
           run: |
-            sh -x ./test/test_nodebuilder --ref "${GITHUB_SHA}"
+            sh -x ./nodebuilder
             [ "$?" -gt 0 ] && echo "test_nodebuilder exited with status $?" >&2 && exit 1
             [ -f "/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/debug.log" ] && cp "/home/bitcoin/.bitcoin/debug.log" .
             find / -name debug.log 2> /dev/null | grep bitcoin || true
diff --git a/nodebuilder b/nodebuilder
index 6fc0889e5..088f15dc3 100755
--- a/nodebuilder
+++ b/nodebuilder
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 set -o errexit
 set -o nounset
+set -x
 
 check_dpkg_lock()
 {
@@ -68,10 +69,16 @@ compile_bitcoin_from_source()
   cd "${COMPILE_DIRECTORY}"/
 
   log_info 'Analyzing hardware configuration.'
+  log_info 'DEBUG searching for autoreconf without sudo'
+  find / -name autoreconf 2> /dev/null
+  log_info 'DEBUG searching for autoreconf with sudo'
+  sudo find / -name autoreconf 2> /dev/null
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2230
   command -v autoreconf > /dev/null 2>&1 ||
+    hash autoreconf > /dev/null 2>&1 ||
+    which autoreconf > /dev/null 2>&1 ||
     throw_error "Build dependencies failed to install. Manually install 'autoconf' and try again."
-  ./autogen.sh > /dev/null 2> "${STDERR_COMPILE_LOG_FILE}"
-  grep -v 'build-aux' "${STDERR_COMPILE_LOG_FILE}" >&2 || true
+  ./autogen.sh
 
   log_info 'Configuring the build environment.'
   case "${TARGET_KERNEL}" in