diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/gh-ci.yaml
index 7b23419..a94df09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-ci.yaml
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         image_dir: [coffea-basev0, coffea-dask]
-        distro: [alma8, ubuntu]
+        distro: [alma8]
         python: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
-        exclude:
-          - distro: alma8
-            python: 3.9
+        #exclude:
+        #  - distro: alma8
+        #    python: 3.9
     name: ${{ matrix.image_dir }}-${{ matrix.distro }}-${{ matrix.python }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: