diff --git a/.config/mise.test.toml b/.config/mise.test.toml
index ce00eb5..3ab7402 100644
--- a/.config/mise.test.toml
+++ b/.config/mise.test.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # WARNING: This file is autogenerated - changes will be overwritten when regenerated by https://github.com/pulumi/ci-mgmt
 
-# Overrides tool versions for test workflows
+# Overrides for test workflows
+
+[env]
+# Acceptance (specifically providertest) tests require that PULUMI_HOME be the default
+PULUMI_HOME = "{{ env.HOME }}/.pulumi"
 
 [tools]
 # always use pulumi latest for tests
diff --git a/.config/mise.toml b/.config/mise.toml
index f93067e..3ee91d8 100644
--- a/.config/mise.toml
+++ b/.config/mise.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 [env]
 _.source = "{{config_root}}/scripts/get-versions.sh"
+PULUMI_HOME = "{{config_root}}/.pulumi"
 
 [tools]
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index aa1ad75..a5f318b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -762,8 +762,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@55c2c1448f86e01eaae002a5a3a9624417608d84 # v6.5.2
       with:
         version: ${{ env.GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION }}
-        args: -c ../.golangci.yml
-        working-directory: provider
+        working-directory: .
     name: lint
     if: github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' ||
       github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-acceptance-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-acceptance-tests.yml
index a20d6ec..f338b01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-acceptance-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-acceptance-tests.yml
@@ -606,8 +606,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@55c2c1448f86e01eaae002a5a3a9624417608d84 # v6.5.2
       with:
         version: ${{ env.GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION }}
-        args: -c ../.golangci.yml
-        working-directory: provider
+        working-directory: .
     name: lint
     if: github.event_name == 'repository_dispatch' ||
       github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository