diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 96821720e..49fdea89e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           perl-version: "5.38"
           distribution: strawberry
+        env:
+          PERL5LIB: C:\cx\lib\perl
 
       - name: perl -V
         run: perl -V
@@ -48,13 +50,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: CPANM local probe stuff
         run: |
           #echo $env:PATH
-          # $env:PERL5LIB = "c:\cx\lib\perl5"
-          echo "c:\cx\lib\perl5" | Out-File -FilePath $env:PERL5LIB -Encoding utf8 -Append
+          $env:PERL5LIB = "c:\cx\lib\perl5"
+          # echo "c:\cx\lib\perl5" | Out-File -FilePath $env:PERL5LIB -Encoding utf8 -Append
           echo $env:PERL5LIB
           cpanm Acme
           perl -MAcme -E'say $INC{q{Acme.pm}}'
           ls env:PERL*
-#
+
+      - name: PERL5LIB check
+        run: |
+          echo $env:PERL5LIB
+
+
 #      #  Was giving grief.  Hurts not to leave here.
 #      - name: Install dependencies Sereal
 #        run: |