diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 13421316f..98ed919be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -136,33 +136,31 @@ jobs:
       env:
         GH_PAT: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_OAUTH }}
 
-  test-vine:
+  testwq:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: pre-commit
+    needs: linter
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.11"]
-    name: test coffea-taskvine
+    name: test coffea-workqueue
+
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Set up Conda
-      uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
-      env:
-        ACTIONS_ALLOW_UNSECURE_COMMANDS: true
+      uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2.2.0
       with:
         auto-update-conda: true
         python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        channels: conda-forge
-    - name: Construct conda environment
+    - name: Test work_queue
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
-        conda create --yes --prefix ./coffea-conda-test-env -c conda-forge python=${{ matrix.python-version }} ndcctools uv
-        conda activate ./coffea-conda-test-env
-        uv pip install --system .
-        uv pip install --system pytest
-    - name: Test with pytest
-      run: |
-        conda run --prefix ./coffea-conda-test-env pytest tests/test_taskvine.py
+        conda create --yes --name coffea-env -c conda-forge python=${{ matrix.python-version }} ndcctools dill conda-pack conda
+        conda activate coffea-env
+        python -m pip install --ignore-installed .
+        cd tests
+        conda-pack --output coffea-env.tar.gz
+        python wq.py coffea-env.tar.gz
+
 
 #  testskyhookjob:
 #    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -188,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
   release:
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [test, test-vine]
+    needs: [test, testwq]
     permissions:
       id-token: write
       attestations: write