diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
index 6788cce4..a7f28b59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install system dependencies
         run: |
           # dont run update, it is slow
-          sudo apt-get update
+          # sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
             libxkbcommon-x11-0 \
             x11-utils \