diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 87a522c6..55cb1f43 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       image: devkitpro/devkita64:20251231 # latest breaks ams building for some reason
 
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository and submodules # why are we doing this? I don't think we use submodules but memory doesn't serve so let's keep it
+      - name: Checkout repository and submodules # needed for hoc-clk
         uses: actions/checkout@v6.0.2
         with:
           submodules: recursive
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Create compiler shims
         run: | #I deeply hate this from my heart
-          set -eux
-
           # aarch64 gcc
           mv /opt/devkitpro/devkitA64/bin/aarch64-none-elf-gcc /opt/devkitpro/devkitA64/bin/aarch64-none-elf-gcc.real
           cat > /opt/devkitpro/devkitA64/bin/aarch64-none-elf-gcc <<'EOF'
@@ -75,7 +73,8 @@ jobs:
           exec ccache /opt/devkitpro/devkitARM/bin/arm-none-eabi-g++.real "$@"
           EOF
           chmod +x /opt/devkitpro/devkitARM/bin/arm-none-eabi-g++
-          echo "PATH=$PWD/.dkp-wrappers:$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+          cat $(which arm-none-eabi-g++)
         shell: bash
 
       - name: Set commit SHA
@@ -104,6 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           key: ccache-${{ runner.os }}-devkitpro-ams-${{ hashFiles('ams_ver.txt') }} # last key was utter garbage, stick to ams versions
           restore-keys: |
             ccache-${{ runner.os }}-devkitpro-
+          save-always: true
 
       - name: Configure ccache
         run: |
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ jobs:
           cp "$PATCHES/secmon_define_emc_access_table.inc" "$ROOT/exosphere/program/source/smc/"
           cp "$PATCHES/secmon_smc_register_access.cpp" "$ROOT/exosphere/program/source/smc/"
           cp "$PATCHES/secmon_define_soctherm_access_table.inc" "$ROOT/exosphere/program/source/smc/"
+          cp "$PATCHES/secmon_soctherm_access_table_data.inc" "$ROOT/exosphere/program/source/smc/"
           
           # build without ams for now
           make -j$(($(nproc) * 4))