diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 50466a24..e0274023 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
                     - verilator-installed-v1-{{ checksum "sims/verisim/verilator.mk" }}
 
             - run:
-                name: Building BoomConfig using Verilator
+                name: Building the example subproject using Verilator
                 command: .circleci/do-rtl-build.sh example
                 no_output_timeout: 120m
 
diff --git a/scripts/build-toolchains.sh b/scripts/build-toolchains.sh
index 3cc25c6a..9b659109 100755
--- a/scripts/build-toolchains.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-toolchains.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RISCV="$(pwd)/$INSTALL_DIR"
 # install risc-v tools
 export RISCV="$RISCV"
 git -C $REBAR_DIR submodule update --init --recursive toolchains/$TOOLCHAIN #--jobs 8
-cd "toolchains/$TOOLCHAIN"
+cd "$REBAR_DIR/toolchains/$TOOLCHAIN"
 export MAKEFLAGS="-j16"
 ./build.sh
 cd $RDIR