diff --git a/.github/workflows/post.yml b/.github/workflows/post.yml
index e14493ac..50795c83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
-        pip install --no-cache-dir -r code/telegram/requirements.txt
+        python -m pip install --no-cache-dir -r code/requirements.txt
 
     - name: Export WordPress posts
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-idf-telegram.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-idf-telegram.yml
index a85ca1c1..94f552d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-idf-telegram.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-idf-telegram.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
         fi
         echo "Session file found at /home/ims/session-file!"
+      shell: bash
 
     - name: Copy session file to working directory
       run: |
-        # Copy the local session file to the expected code directory
-        cp /home/ims/session-file/session_telegram_scraper.session code/telegram/session_telegram_scraper.session
+        # Copy the local session file to the workflow directory
+        cp /home/ims/session-file/session_telegram_scraper.session $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/code/telegram/session_telegram_scraper.session
 
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-tzevaadomm-telegram.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-tzevaadomm-telegram.yml
index b4d65072..9df53a19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-tzevaadomm-telegram.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-tzevaadomm-telegram.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@ jobs:
           exit 1
         fi
         echo "Session file found at /home/ims/session-file!"
+      shell: bash
 
     - name: Copy session file to working directory
       run: |
-        # Copy the local session file to the expected code directory
-        cp /home/ims/session-file/session_telegram_scraper.session code/telegram/session_telegram_scraper.session
+        # Copy the local session file to the workflow directory
+        cp /home/ims/session-file/session_telegram_scraper.session $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/code/telegram/session_telegram_scraper.session
 
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
diff --git a/code/export_posts.py b/code/export_posts.py
index 80fbd49f..1b19e670 100644
--- a/code/export_posts.py
+++ b/code/export_posts.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 API_URL = os.getenv("API_URL")  # Base URL for posts
 USERNAME = os.getenv("USERNAME")
 APP_PASSWORD = os.getenv("APP_PASSWORD")
-GITHUB_REPO_PATH = "./Website"
+GITHUB_REPO_PATH = "../Website"
 
 # Authentication
 auth_string = f"{USERNAME}:{APP_PASSWORD}"
diff --git a/code/telegram/export_idf_telegram.py b/code/telegram/export_idf_telegram.py
index 9b12096a..ccb91d4c 100644
--- a/code/telegram/export_idf_telegram.py
+++ b/code/telegram/export_idf_telegram.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 API_ID = int(os.getenv("TELEGRAM_API_ID"))
 API_HASH = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_API_HASH")
 CHANNEL = "@idf_telegram"
-SAVE_PATH = "../../IDFspokesman"
-STATE_FILE = "last_message_state.json"
+SAVE_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../IDFspokesman")
+STATE_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "last_message_state.json")
 START_DATE = datetime(2023, 10, 7, tzinfo=timezone.utc)  # Start scraping from this date (UTC)
 FILE_SIZE_THRESHOLD_MB = 25
 PUBLIC_URL_PREFIX = "https://data.iron-swords.co.il/"
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@
 )
 
 # Initialize the Telegram client
-client = TelegramClient('session_telegram_scraper', API_ID, API_HASH)
+session_file_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'session_telegram_scraper.session')
+client = TelegramClient(session_file_path, API_ID, API_HASH)
 
 # Ensure consistent paths for S3 and URLs
 def normalize_file_key(file_path):
@@ -148,15 +149,20 @@ def scan_and_upload_existing():
 
 # Function to load the last message ID from a state file
 def load_last_message_id():
+    print(f"Loading last message ID from {STATE_FILE}")
     if os.path.exists(STATE_FILE):
         with open(STATE_FILE, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
-            return json.load(f).get("last_message_id", 0)
+            last_message_id = json.load(f).get("last_message_id", 0)
+            print(f"Loaded last message ID: {last_message_id}")
+            return last_message_id
+    print("State file not found, starting from message ID 0")
     return 0
 
 # Function to save the last message ID to a state file
 def save_last_message_id(last_message_id):
     with open(STATE_FILE, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
         json.dump({"last_message_id": last_message_id}, f)
+    print(f"Saved last message ID: {last_message_id}")
 
 # Function to process messages
 def process_messages():