diff --git a/.github/workflows/stats-actions.yml b/.github/workflows/stats-actions.yml
index e6e5ae36..200ca1e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stats-actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stats-actions.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
 
       - name: install gdal
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libpq-dev gdal-bin libgdal-dev
+        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libpq-dev gdal-bin libgdal-dev && ogrinfo --version
+
+      - name: set env variables
+        run: export CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/include/gdal && export C_INCLUDE_PATH=/usr/include/gdal
 
       - name: get current date and time
         run: echo "RUN=$(date +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S')" >> $GITHUB_ENV