diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
index 4aef239..6f8ef44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ jobs:
           source-url: https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
         env:
           NUGET_AUTH_TOKEN: NOTATOKEN
+      - name: Verify nuget config file
+        shell: pwsh
+        run: |
+          if (-Not (Test-Path "./nuget.config")) { throw "nuget file not generated correctly" }
       - name: Verify dotnet
         if: runner.os != 'windows'
         run: __tests__/verify-dotnet.sh 3.1.201 2.2.402
diff --git a/__tests__/sample-csproj/nuget.config b/__tests__/sample-csproj/nuget.config
deleted file mode 100644
index bf0c027..0000000
--- a/__tests__/sample-csproj/nuget.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<configuration>
-    <activePackageSource>
-        <add key="NuGet official package source" value="https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json" />
-    </activePackageSource>
-</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/__tests__/verify-dotnet.ps1 b/__tests__/verify-dotnet.ps1
index 6af4297..b253807 100755
--- a/__tests__/verify-dotnet.ps1
+++ b/__tests__/verify-dotnet.ps1
@@ -3,11 +3,6 @@ if (!$args[0])
   throw "Must supply dotnet version argument"
 }
 
-if (-Not (Test-Path "../nuget.config"))
-{
-  throw "nuget file not generated correctly"
-}
-
 $dotnet = Get-Command dotnet | Select-Object -First 1 | ForEach-Object { $_.Path }
 Write-Host "Found '$dotnet'"