diff --git a/.github/workflows/binary_test.yml b/.github/workflows/binary_test.yml
index 87e3347a0..b575c9612 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/binary_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/binary_test.yml
@@ -38,13 +38,22 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
 
+      - name: Set up Go 1.x
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: ^1.13
+        id: go
+
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - name: Go cross-platform build test
-        uses: thatisuday/go-cross-build@v1
-        with:
-          platforms: ${{ matrix.goos }}/${{ matrix.goarch }}
-          package: 'weed'
-          name: 'weed'
-          dest: '/tmp/dist'
+      - name: Get dependencies
+        run: |
+          cd weed; go get -v -t -d ./...
+          if [ -f Gopkg.toml ]; then
+              curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golang/dep/master/install.sh | sh
+              dep ensure
+          fi
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: cd weed; GOOS=${{ matrix.goos }} GOARCH=${{ matrix.goarch }} go build -v .