diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b66fbdcf..3305f65e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ jobs:
         source $HOME/install/share/triqs/triqsvars.sh
         mkdir build && cd build && cmake ..
         make -j2 || make -j1 VERBOSE=1
+    
+    - name: Print logs
+      if: ${{ failure() }}
+      run: |
+        cat $(find . -name meson-log.txt)
 
     - name: Test app4triqs
       env:
diff --git a/python/triqs_dft_tools/converters/elktools/elkwrappers/CMakeLists.txt b/python/triqs_dft_tools/converters/elktools/elkwrappers/CMakeLists.txt
index abbd3203..c0c9daea 100644
--- a/python/triqs_dft_tools/converters/elktools/elkwrappers/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/triqs_dft_tools/converters/elktools/elkwrappers/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ add_custom_target(${module_name} ALL
 ##generate the fortran python wrapper shared library
 add_custom_command(
   OUTPUT ${generated_module_file}
-  COMMAND ${TRIQS_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -m numpy.f2py --f90exec=${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} --f77exec=${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} -c ${fortran_src_file} -m ${module_name} > elk_f2py.log
+  COMMAND ${TRIQS_PYTHON_EXECUTABLE} -m numpy.f2py --build-dir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/meson --f90exec=${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} --f77exec=${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} -c ${fortran_src_file} -m ${module_name} > elk_f2py.log
   WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
   )
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0f53f02b..665a1de0 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ numpy
 scipy
 meson
 setuptools
+ninja
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