diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-eoan-5.12.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-eoan-5.12.yml
index 722d2a329..276e72cc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-eoan-5.12.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-eoan-5.12.yml
@@ -17,11 +17,62 @@ jobs:
     - name: checkout sources
       uses: actions/checkout@v1
 
-    - name: run build
+    - name: get container ready for build
       env:
         SSRF_USER_EMAIL: ssrftest-u19@hohndel.org
         SSRF_USER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.cloudu19 }}
       run: |
-        cd ..
-        bash -x subsurface/.github/workflows/scripts/ubuntu-in-container-build.sh
+        echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
+        echo "update distro and install dependencies"
+
+        apt-get update
+        apt-get upgrade -y
+        DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -q --force-yes \
+        autoconf automake cmake g++ git libcrypto++-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev \
+        libgit2-dev libqt5qml5 libqt5quick5 libqt5svg5-dev \
+        libqt5webkit5-dev libsqlite3-dev libssh2-1-dev libssl-dev libssl-dev \
+        libtool libusb-1.0-0-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libzip-dev make \
+        pkg-config qml-module-qtlocation qml-module-qtpositioning \
+        qml-module-qtquick2 qt5-default qt5-qmake qtchooser qtconnectivity5-dev \
+        qtdeclarative5-dev qtdeclarative5-private-dev qtlocation5-dev \
+        qtpositioning5-dev qtscript5-dev qttools5-dev qttools5-dev-tools \
+        qtquickcontrols2-5-dev xvfb
+
+    - name: build Subsurface-mobile
+      run: |
+        echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
+        echo "building mobile"
+
+        cd ..
+        bash -e -x subsurface/scripts/build.sh -mobile
+
+    - name: test mobile build
+      env:
+        SSRF_USER_EMAIL: ssrftest-u19@hohndel.org
+        SSRF_USER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.cloudu19 }}
+      run: |
+        echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
+        echo "running tests for mobile"
+
+        cd build-mobile
+        xvfb-run --auto-servernum make check
+
+    - name: build Subsurface
+      run: |
+        echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
+        echo "building desktop"
+
+        # now build for the desktop version (including WebKit)
+        cd ..
+        bash -e -x subsurface/scripts/build.sh -desktop -build-with-webkit
+
+    - name: test desktop build
+      env:
+        SSRF_USER_EMAIL: ssrftest-u19@hohndel.org
+        SSRF_USER_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.cloudu19 }}
+      run: |
+        echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
+        echo "running tests for desktop"
+        cd build
+        xvfb-run --auto-servernum make check
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/ubuntu-in-container-build.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/ubuntu-in-container-build.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index e5bb7acfb..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/ubuntu-in-container-build.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# this is used to do a standard build of Subsurface (including tests) in a "random"
-# Ubuntu container (I assume we will keep moving this to the latest Ubuntu)
-
-set -x
-set -e
-
-echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
-echo "update distro and install dependencies"
-
-apt-get update
-apt-get upgrade -y
-DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y -q --force-yes \
-	autoconf automake cmake g++ git libcrypto++-dev libcurl4-gnutls-dev \
-	libgit2-dev libqt5qml5 libqt5quick5 libqt5svg5-dev \
-	libqt5webkit5-dev libsqlite3-dev libssh2-1-dev libssl-dev libssl-dev \
-	libtool libusb-1.0-0-dev libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libzip-dev make \
-	pkg-config qml-module-qtlocation qml-module-qtpositioning \
-	qml-module-qtquick2 qt5-default qt5-qmake qtchooser qtconnectivity5-dev \
-	qtdeclarative5-dev qtdeclarative5-private-dev qtlocation5-dev \
-	qtpositioning5-dev qtscript5-dev qttools5-dev qttools5-dev-tools \
-	qtquickcontrols2-5-dev xvfb
-
-echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
-echo "building mobile"
-
-# first make sure that no one broke Subsurface-mobile
-bash -e -x subsurface/scripts/build.sh -mobile
-
-echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
-echo "running tests for mobile"
-
-pushd subsurface/build-mobile
-xvfb-run --auto-servernum make check
-popd
-
-echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
-echo "building desktop"
-
-# now build for the desktop version (including WebKit)
-bash -e -x subsurface/scripts/build.sh -desktop -build-with-webkit
-
-echo "--------------------------------------------------------------"
-echo "running tests for desktop"
-pushd subsurface/build
-xvfb-run --auto-servernum make check
-popd
-