diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
index b7d100beb..ffde6cf13 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test with pytest
       if: |
         matrix.config.os != 'ubuntu-latest' ||
-        matrix.config.python-version != '3.8'
+        matrix.config.python-version != '3.9'
       run: |
         pytest -m ci