diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index 9faa3d5d..1e00d7da 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -337,9 +337,12 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: windows-2022
     timeout-minutes: 30
+    env:
+      CYGWIN_NOWINPATH: 1
+      CHERE_INVOKING: 1
     defaults:
       run:
-        shell: C:\cygwin\bin\env.exe CYGWIN_NOWINPATH=1 CHERE_INVOKING=1 C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -eo igncr '{0}'
+        shell: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe -leo igncr '{0}'
     steps:
       - name: Save Windows git location for the PATH
         shell: pwsh
@@ -368,8 +371,8 @@ jobs:
           make -k -j "$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)" Q=
       - name: Install using Make
         if: matrix.arch == 'x86'
-        run: | # `/usr/local/bin` is not in the PATH but `/usr/bin` is, so we install to `/usr`.
-          make install PREFIX=/usr Q=
+        run: |
+          make install Q=
           type rgbasm rgblink rgbfix rgbgfx
           man -w 1 rgbasm rgblink rgbfix rgbgfx
       - name: Build using CMake
@@ -379,8 +382,8 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build build -- -k 0
       - name: Install using CMake
         if: matrix.arch == 'x86_64'
-        run: | # `/usr/local/bin` is not in the PATH but `/usr/bin` is, so we install to `/usr`.
-          cmake --install build --prefix /usr --verbose
+        run: |
+          cmake --install build --verbose
           type rgbasm rgblink rgbfix rgbgfx
           man -w 1 rgbasm rgblink rgbfix rgbgfx
       - name: Compute test dependency cache params
@@ -407,8 +410,7 @@ jobs:
           test/run-tests.sh --os cygwin --only-internal --jobs "$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)"
       - name: Run tests using CTest
         if: matrix.arch == 'x86_64'
-        run: | # The external test repo `libbet` uses `py -3` instead of `python3` if `COMSPEC` is defined, so we clear it.
-          unset COMSPEC
+        run: |
           ctest --test-dir build --schedule-random
       - name: Use Windows git location in the PATH
         shell: pwsh
diff --git a/test/external/libbet.cfg b/test/external/libbet.cfg
index f1160a7a..755de715 100644
--- a/test/external/libbet.cfg
+++ b/test/external/libbet.cfg
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 EXT_TEST_OWNER=pinobatch
 EXT_TEST_REPO=libbet
 EXT_TEST_DOMAIN=github.com
-EXT_TEST_COMMIT=e42c0036b18e6e715987b88b4973389b283974c9
+EXT_TEST_COMMIT=1232e71dc1ac852786ad9825316e19d2b341bc4a
 EXT_TEST_IS_NONFREE=false
 
 EXT_TEST_TARGET=all