diff --git a/.github/workflows/beam_PreCommit_Java_Solace_IO_Direct.yml b/.github/workflows/beam_PreCommit_Java_Solace_IO_Direct.yml
index e408dc5722a2..63d9364652c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/beam_PreCommit_Java_Solace_IO_Direct.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/beam_PreCommit_Java_Solace_IO_Direct.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,12 @@ jobs:
       uses: ./.github/actions/setup-action
     - name: Setup environment
       uses: ./.github/actions/setup-environment-action
+      with:
+        java-version: default
+    - name: Remove default github maven configuration
+      # This is a workaround for a decryption issue between Beam's
+      # net.linguica.gradle.maven.settings plugin and GitHub's Maven settings.
+      run: rm ~/.m2/settings.xml || true
     - name: run Solace IO build script
       uses: ./.github/actions/gradle-command-self-hosted-action
       with: