diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0934e42b277e4..0647e1421b3b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: disable git crlf conversion
         run: src/ci/scripts/disable-git-crlf-conversion.sh
 
-      - name: checkout submodules
-        run: src/ci/scripts/checkout-submodules.sh
+      #- name: checkout submodules
+      #  run: src/ci/scripts/checkout-submodules.sh
 
       - name: install MinGW
         run: src/ci/scripts/install-mingw.sh
@@ -173,6 +173,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: ensure the stable version number is correct
         run: src/ci/scripts/verify-stable-version-number.sh
 
+      - name: show the current environment
+        run: src/ci/scripts/dump-environment.sh
+
+      - name: exit
+        run: exit 1
+
       - name: run the build
         # Redirect stderr to stdout to avoid reordering the two streams in the GHA logs.
         run: src/ci/scripts/run-build-from-ci.sh 2>&1
diff --git a/src/ci/scripts/install-mingw.sh b/src/ci/scripts/install-mingw.sh
index 91eab2e7a0816..aa31bc8d74f66 100755
--- a/src/ci/scripts/install-mingw.sh
+++ b/src/ci/scripts/install-mingw.sh
@@ -14,14 +14,17 @@ if isWindows && isKnownToBeMingwBuild; then
         *i686*)
             bits=32
             mingw_archive="${MINGW_ARCHIVE_32}"
+            echo "I have 32-bits"
             ;;
         *x86_64*)
             bits=64
             mingw_archive="${MINGW_ARCHIVE_64}"
+            echo "I have 64-bits"
             ;;
         *aarch64*)
             # aarch64 is a cross-compiled target. Use the x86_64
             # mingw, since that's the host architecture.
+            echo "I should not be here"
             bits=64
             mingw_archive="${MINGW_ARCHIVE_64}"
             ;;
@@ -32,6 +35,9 @@ if isWindows && isKnownToBeMingwBuild; then
             ;;
     esac
 
+    msys2Path="c:/msys64"
+    ciCommandAddPath "${msys2Path}/usr/bin"
+
     mingw_dir="mingw${bits}"
 
     curl -o mingw.7z "${MIRRORS_BASE}/${mingw_archive}"