diff --git a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
index 8e956e7fb4..c337c7ab6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ccpp.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
           scripts/fetch_deps.sh
           source cutter-deps/env.sh
           export PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$CUTTER_DEPS_PYTHON_PREFIX/lib/pkgconfig:${PKG_CONFIG_PATH:-}"
-          export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="`llvm-config --libdir`:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+          export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="`llvm-config --libdir`:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:LD_LIBRARY_PATH:}"
         fi
         set -euo pipefail #TODO: move to top once cutter-deps doesn't fail
         if [[ "${{ matrix.cc-override }}" != "default" ]]
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
             ..
         fi
         ninja
-	./src/test/CutterTest
+        ./src/test/CutterTest
         if [[ "${{ matrix.package || false }}" = "true" ]]
         then
           export CUTTER_VERSION=$(python ../scripts/get_version.py)