diff --git a/.github/workflows/west.yml b/.github/workflows/west.yml
index 25698a6..e71d629 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/west.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/west.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: west-${{ matrix.config.target }}
           path: lib/${{ matrix.config.lib }}/libwest.a
+      - run: ls "lib/${{ matrix.config.lib }}"
+      - run: file "lib/${{ matrix.config.lib }}/libwest.a"
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version-file: 'go.mod'
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: go generate ./tests/go/...
       - run: go test ./...
         env:
+          GOGC: 1
           WEST_LOG: trace
         continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.config.os == 'ubuntu-latest' || matrix.config.os == 'windows-latest' }} # TODO: remove
       - run: git diff --exit-code
@@ -128,6 +131,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: go generate -tags=dev ./...
       - run: go test -tags=dev ./...
         env:
+          GOGC: 1
           WEST_LOG: trace
         continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' || matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }} # TODO: remove
       - run: git diff --exit-code