diff --git a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
index 0076dd50..706ba42f 100644
--- a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ outputs:
         - jupyter serverextension list 1>serverextensions 2>&1
         - cat serverextensions | grep "ipydrawio_export.*OK"  # [unix]
         {% set pytest_args = "--cov-fail-under=96" %}
+        {% set pytest_args = pytest_args + " -k not merged" %}  # [win]
         # TODO: investigate potential docker/locale issues upstream to restore coverage
         # {% set pytest_args = "--cov-fail-under=54 -k 'not (export_empty or export_merged or serverextension_export)'" %}  # [linux]
         - pytest -vv {{ pytest_args }} --pyargs ipydrawio_export --script-launch-mode=subprocess --cov=ipydrawio_export --cov-report=term-missing:skip-covered