diff --git a/.github/workflows/dbt_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/dbt_ci.yml
index 31cd78b..241a1de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dbt_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dbt_ci.yml
@@ -20,29 +20,24 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dbt
         run: pip install dbt-snowflake
 
-      - name: Create dbt profiles.yml
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p ~/.dbt
-          cat > ~/.dbt/profiles.yml << EOF
-          ecommerce_dbt:
-            target: dev
-            outputs:
-              dev:
-                type: snowflake
-                account: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT }}
-                user: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_USER }}
-                password: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD }}
-                role: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_ROLE }}
-                database: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE }}
-                warehouse: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE }}
-                schema: OLIST
-                threads: 4
-          EOF
-
       - name: dbt compile
         working-directory: ecommerce_dbt
-        run: dbt compile
+        env:
+          SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_USER: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_USER }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_ROLE: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_ROLE }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE }}
+        run: dbt compile --profiles-dir .
 
       - name: dbt test
         working-directory: ecommerce_dbt
-        run: dbt test
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+        env:
+          SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_USER: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_USER }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_ROLE: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_ROLE }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE }}
+        run: dbt test --profiles-dir .
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/dbt_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/dbt_deploy.yml
index 8be0ea3..176d5d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dbt_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dbt_deploy.yml
@@ -20,29 +20,24 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dbt
         run: pip install dbt-snowflake
 
-      - name: Create dbt profiles.yml
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p ~/.dbt
-          cat > ~/.dbt/profiles.yml << EOF
-          ecommerce_dbt:
-            target: prod
-            outputs:
-              prod:
-                type: snowflake
-                account: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT }}
-                user: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_USER }}
-                password: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD }}
-                role: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_ROLE }}
-                database: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE }}
-                warehouse: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE }}
-                schema: OLIST
-                threads: 4
-          EOF
-
-      - name: dbt run
+      - name: dbt compile
         working-directory: ecommerce_dbt
-        run: dbt run
+        env:
+          SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_USER: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_USER }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_ROLE: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_ROLE }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE }}
+        run: dbt compile --profiles-dir .
 
       - name: dbt test
         working-directory: ecommerce_dbt
-        run: dbt test
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+        env:
+          SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_USER: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_USER }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_ROLE: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_ROLE }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE }}
+          SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE }}
+        run: dbt test --profiles-dir .
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diff --git a/ecommerce_dbt/profiles.yml b/ecommerce_dbt/profiles.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21904b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ecommerce_dbt/profiles.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+ecommerce_dbt:
+  target: dev
+  outputs:
+    dev:
+      type: snowflake
+      account: "{{ env_var('SNOWFLAKE_ACCOUNT') }}"
+      user: "{{ env_var('SNOWFLAKE_USER') }}"
+      password: "{{ env_var('SNOWFLAKE_PASSWORD') }}"
+      role: "{{ env_var('SNOWFLAKE_ROLE', 'ECOMMERCE_DBT_RUNNER') }}"
+      database: "{{ env_var('SNOWFLAKE_DATABASE', 'ECOMMERCE_BRONZE_DB') }}"
+      warehouse: "{{ env_var('SNOWFLAKE_WAREHOUSE', 'ECOMMERCE_BRONZE_WH') }}"
+      schema: OLIST
+      threads: 4
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