diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 623499a..ca9b0b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ jobs:
         python-version: [ "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12" ]
         os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
       fail-fast: false
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash -l {0}
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@0ad4b8fadaa221de15dcec353f45205ec38ea70b # v4
@@ -25,11 +28,13 @@ jobs:
         create-args: >-
           python=${{ matrix.python-version }} pip python-build compilers --channel conda-forge
 
-    - name: Install wheel and run tests
-      shell: bash -l {0}
+    - name: Install wheel
       run: >
-        python -m pip install -e . --no-deps --force-reinstall
-        && python -m build --wheel . --outdir dist
-        && cp -r test/ dist/
-        && cd dist && pip install pytest *.whl
+        python -m build --wheel . --outdir dist
+        && pip install pytest dist/*.whl
+
+    - name: Tests
+      run: >
+        cp --recursive test/ /tmp
+        && pushd /tmp
         && python -m pytest -rxs test