diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5af9939e..f89bb6c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ jobs:
           pip install -e '.[tests]'
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
-          SPARSE_BACKEND=Numba pytest --pyargs sparse --doctest-modules --cov-report=xml:coverage_Numba.xml -n0 -vvv
-          SPARSE_BACKEND=Finch pytest --pyargs sparse/tests --cov-report=xml:coverage_Finch.xml -n0 -vvv
-          SPARSE_BACKEND=MLIR pytest --pyargs sparse/mlir_backend --cov-report=xml:coverage_MLIR.xml -n0 -vvv
+          PYTHON_JULIACALL_HANDLE_SIGNALS=yes SPARSE_BACKEND=Numba pytest --pyargs sparse --doctest-modules --cov-report=xml:coverage_Numba.xml -n0 -vvv
+          PYTHON_JULIACALL_HANDLE_SIGNALS=yes SPARSE_BACKEND=Finch pytest --pyargs sparse/tests --cov-report=xml:coverage_Finch.xml -n0 -vvv
+          PYTHON_JULIACALL_HANDLE_SIGNALS=yes SPARSE_BACKEND=MLIR pytest --pyargs sparse/mlir_backend --cov-report=xml:coverage_MLIR.xml -n0 -vvv
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
         if: always()
         with:
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ jobs:
         SPARSE_BACKEND: ${{ matrix.backend }}
       run: |
         cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/array-api-tests
-        pytest array_api_tests -v -c pytest.ini -n auto --max-examples=2 --derandomize --disable-deadline -o xfail_strict=True --xfails-file ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ci/${{ matrix.backend }}-array-api-xfails.txt --skips-file ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ci/${{ matrix.backend }}-array-api-skips.txt
+        pytest array_api_tests -v -c pytest.ini -n0 --max-examples=2 --derandomize --disable-deadline -o xfail_strict=True --xfails-file ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ci/${{ matrix.backend }}-array-api-xfails.txt --skips-file ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/ci/${{ matrix.backend }}-array-api-skips.txt
 
 on:
   # Trigger the workflow on push or pull request,