diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-eic-shell.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-eic-shell.yml
index 08a14f810c..bbf7d89643 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-eic-shell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-eic-shell.yml
@@ -217,12 +217,16 @@ jobs:
         name: install-${{ matrix.CXX }}-eic-shell-${{ matrix.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE }}-${{ env.platform }}-${{ matrix.release }}-ASAN
         path: install.tar.zst
         if-no-files-found: error
-    - name: Upload algorithms_test binary (ASAN)
-      if: ${{ matrix.USE_ASAN == 'ON' && matrix.USE_TSAN == 'OFF' }}
+    # Only compress and upload build directory for t_algorithms_test if we are going to use it later
+    - name: Compress build directory (for t_algorithms_test)
+      if: ${{ matrix.CXX == 'clang++' && matrix.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE == 'Release' && matrix.USE_ASAN == 'ON' && matrix.USE_TSAN == 'OFF' }}
+      run: tar -caf build-t-algorithms-test.tar.zst $(find build -name "CTestTestfile.cmake") build/src/tests/algorithms_test/algorithms_test
+    - name: Upload build directory (for t_algorithms_test)
+      if: ${{ matrix.CXX == 'clang++' && matrix.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE == 'Release' && matrix.USE_ASAN == 'ON' && matrix.USE_TSAN == 'OFF' }}
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
       with:
-        name: algorithms_test-${{ matrix.CXX }}-eic-shell-${{ matrix.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE }}-${{ env.platform }}-${{ matrix.release }}-ASAN
-        path: build/src/tests/algorithms_test/algorithms_test
+        name: build-t-algorithms-test-${{ matrix.CXX }}-eic-shell-${{ matrix.CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE }}-${{ env.platform }}-${{ matrix.release }}-ASAN
+        path: build-t-algorithms-test.tar.zst
         if-no-files-found: error
     - name: Upload install directory (TSAN)
       if: ${{ matrix.USE_ASAN == 'OFF' && matrix.USE_TSAN == 'ON' }}
@@ -262,11 +266,12 @@ jobs:
         name: install-clang++-eic-shell-Release-${{ env.platform }}-${{ env.release }}-ASAN
     - name: Uncompress install directory
       run: tar -xaf install.tar.zst
-    - name: Download algorithms_test binary
+    - name: Download build directory (for t_algorithms_test)
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
       with:
-        name: algorithms_test-clang++-eic-shell-Release-${{ env.platform }}-${{ env.release }}-ASAN
-        path: build/src/tests/algorithms_test/
+        name: build-t-algorithms-test-clang++-eic-shell-Release-${{ env.platform }}-${{ env.release }}-ASAN
+    - name: Uncompress build directory
+      run: tar -xaf build-t-algorithms-test.tar.zst
     - name: Run t_algorithms_test
       uses: eic/run-cvmfs-osg-eic-shell@main
       with:
@@ -277,8 +282,7 @@ jobs:
           chmod +x build/src/tests/algorithms_test/algorithms_test
           export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/install/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
           export JANA_PLUGIN_PATH=$PWD/install/lib/EICrecon/plugins${JANA_PLUGIN_PATH:+:${JANA_PLUGIN_PATH}}
-          cd build/src/tests/algorithms_test
-          ./algorithms_test
+          ctest --test-dir build -V -R "^t_algorithms_test$"
 
   clang-tidy-iwyu:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04