diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 97e54dc06..2a125ea7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -20,23 +20,23 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.6", "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.6"] # , "3.7", "3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         os: ["ubuntu-latest", "ubuntu-20.04"]
         exclude:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             python-version: "3.6"
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
-            python-version: "3.7"
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
-            python-version: "3.8"
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
-            python-version: "3.9"
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
-            python-version: "3.10"
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
-            python-version: "3.11"
-          - os: ubuntu-20.04
-            python-version: "3.12"
+          # - os: ubuntu-20.04
+          #   python-version: "3.7"
+          # - os: ubuntu-20.04
+          #   python-version: "3.8"
+          # - os: ubuntu-20.04
+          #   python-version: "3.9"
+          # - os: ubuntu-20.04
+          #   python-version: "3.10"
+          # - os: ubuntu-20.04
+          #   python-version: "3.11"
+          # - os: ubuntu-20.04
+          #   python-version: "3.12"
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Python 3.6 Coverage
       run: |
-        if [[ $(python3 --version | grep "3.6") ]]; then  ./qa/bin/functional-3.6 server 0 &; fi
+        if [[ $(python3 --version | grep "3.6") ]]; then nohup ./qa/bin/functional-3.6 server 0 &; fi
         if [[ $(python3 --version | grep "3.6") ]]; then  ./qa/bin/functional-3.6 client 0; fi
 
     # - name: Coveralls