diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 5244f8741..65519385e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ jobs:
         # https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/6507
         # https://github.com/actions/runner-images/issues/2322
         # brew update # skip update for now to avoid link issues AND many slow dependency upGRADES.
+        brew list -1 | grep python
+        ls -l /usr/bin | grep python
         brew install ninja
         brew install docbook docbook-xsl fop gnu-sed
         # brew install is taking forever on macos-11, skip jing-trang and all it's dependencies.