diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4503ae9b7..ac2f4e942 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -133,9 +133,11 @@ jobs:
 
                 if test "$DOWNSTREAM_PROJECT" = "mirgecom"; then
                     # Test main branch
+                    # Only test examples, not pytest tests, as those take too much time.
                     examples/run_examples.sh ./examples
+                else
+                    test_py_project
                 fi
 
-                test_py_project
 
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