diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9d368561..b9277a7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -39,14 +39,14 @@ jobs:
         python -m pip install twine
         python -m pip install wheel
         # below here only needed for mpl/cartopy based tests
-        python -m pip install pytest-mpl
-        python -m pip install pyshp
-        python -m pip install six
-        python -m pip install shapely --no-binary shapely
-        python -m pip install matplotlib
-        python -m pip install cartopy
-        python -m pip install scipy
-        python -m pip install pyspharm
+        #python -m pip install pytest-mpl
+        #python -m pip install pyshp
+        #python -m pip install six
+        #python -m pip install shapely --no-binary shapely
+        #python -m pip install matplotlib
+        #python -m pip install cartopy
+        #python -m pip install scipy
+        #python -m pip install pyspharm
 
     - name: Install pygrib
       run: |
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         export MPLBACKEND=agg
         cd test
-        pytest test*py --mpl --mpl-baseline-path=baseline_images
+        #pytest test*py --mpl --mpl-baseline-path=baseline_images
         # if no mpl/cartopy run this
-        #pytest test.py test_latlons.py
+        pytest test.py test_latlons.py
 
     - name: Tarball
       run: |