diff --git a/.github/workflows/setup-homebrew.yml b/.github/workflows/setup-homebrew.yml
index a5191121..5e5cb0ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/setup-homebrew.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/setup-homebrew.yml
@@ -45,3 +45,6 @@ jobs:
       - run: brew test-bot --only-setup
 
       - run: brew test-bot --only-tap-syntax
+        # temporary disable this until brew audit is fixed here
+        # see https://github.com/Homebrew/actions/pull/308
+        if: matrix.os != 'ubuntu-latest'
diff --git a/setup-homebrew/main.sh b/setup-homebrew/main.sh
index 00029cb4..bfa702ef 100755
--- a/setup-homebrew/main.sh
+++ b/setup-homebrew/main.sh
@@ -31,8 +31,12 @@ function git_retry {
 
 # Check brew's existence
 if ! which brew &>/dev/null; then
-    echo "Could not find 'brew' command in PATH."
-    exit 1
+    PATH="/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin:/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH"
+
+    if ! which brew &>/dev/null; then
+        echo "Could not find 'brew' command in PATH or standard locations."
+        exit 1
+    fi
 fi
 
 # Set basic variables