diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache-pixi-lock.yml b/.github/workflows/cache-pixi-lock.yml
index 48fa1b72b5..3f85cf25f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cache-pixi-lock.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache-pixi-lock.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          sparse-checkout: pixi.toml
       - name: Get current date
         id: date
         run: echo "date=$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index 792479e08a..2f271e01fc 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ cftime = ">=1.3.1"
 scipy = ">=0.16.0" #? Not sure if we rely on scipy internally anymore...
 pooch = "*"
 
+[pypi-dependencies]
+parcels = { path = ".", editable = true }
+
 [feature.py311.dependencies]
 python = "3.11.*"