diff --git a/scripts/environment.yml b/scripts/environment.yml
index 9bc0ad6..b0a9c7a 100644
--- a/scripts/environment.yml
+++ b/scripts/environment.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ dependencies:
 - cf_xarray
 - sparse
 - xgboost >1.6.1  # github.com/ESMValGroup/ESMValTool/issues/2779
+- med-diagnostics==0.0.1 # pining for now
 - pip:
   - railroad-diagrams ### Unlisted dependency of pip and pyparsing
   - access-med-utils==0.1.5
diff --git a/scripts/testconfig.yml b/scripts/testconfig.yml
index 28831e0..06b9f1c 100644
--- a/scripts/testconfig.yml
+++ b/scripts/testconfig.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ skip:
 - send2trash
 - esmf_regrid
 - esmvaltool.diag_scripts
+- med_diagnostics
 
 # Preload these modules before testing to avoid weird python issues
 preload:
@@ -57,4 +58,4 @@ preload:
 # can remove
 exception:
 - matplotlib.tests
-- zmq.backend.cffi
\ No newline at end of file
+- zmq.backend.cffi