diff --git a/.github/workflows/installation-tips-test.yml b/.github/workflows/installation-tips-test.yml
index b3bf08954d..d4529bdaff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/installation-tips-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/installation-tips-test.yml
@@ -31,3 +31,9 @@ jobs:
       uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2.2.0
       with:
         environment-file: ./installation_tips/full_spikeinterface_environment_${{ matrix.label }}.yml
+        activate-environment: si_env
+    - name: Check Installation Tips
+      run: python ./installation_tips/check_your_install.py --ci # ci flag turns off gui
+    - name: Windows cleanup
+      if: ${{ matrix.label == 'windows' }}
+      run: python .installation_tips/cleanup_for_windows.py
diff --git a/installation_tips/check_your_install.py b/installation_tips/check_your_install.py
index 2b13a941cd..4e01beb901 100644
--- a/installation_tips/check_your_install.py
+++ b/installation_tips/check_your_install.py
@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 import platform
 import os
 import shutil
-
+import argparse
 
 def check_import_si():
     import spikeinterface as si
 
-
 def check_import_si_full():
     import spikeinterface.full as si
 
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@ def _run_one_sorter_and_exctract_wf(sorter_name):
     si.extract_waveforms(rec, sorting, f'{sorter_name}_waveforms',
                          n_jobs=1, total_memory="10M", max_spikes_per_unit=500, return_scaled=False)
 
-
 def run_tridesclous():
     _run_one_sorter_and_exctract_wf('tridesclous')
 
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@ def open_sigui():
     win.show()
     app.exec_()
 
-
 def export_to_phy():
     import spikeinterface.full as si
     we = si.WaveformExtractor.load_from_folder("tridesclous_waveforms")
@@ -73,9 +70,15 @@ def _clean():
         if Path(folder).exists():
             shutil.rmtree(folder)
 
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+# add ci flag so that gui will not be used in ci
+# end user can ignore
+parser.add_argument('--ci', action='store_false')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
     _clean()
     _create_recording()
 
@@ -83,12 +86,16 @@ def _clean():
         ('Import spikeinterface', check_import_si),
         ('Import spikeinterface.full', check_import_si_full),
         ('Run tridesclous', run_tridesclous),
-        ('Open spikeinterface-gui', open_sigui),
-        ('Export to phy', export_to_phy),
+        ]
+
+    # backwards logic because default is True for end-user
+    if args.ci:
+        steps.insert(3, ('Open spikeinterface-gui', open_sigui) )
+
+    steps.append(('Export to phy', export_to_phy)),
         # phy is removed from the env because it force a pip install PyQt5
         # which break the conda env
         # ('Open phy', open_phy),
-    ]
 
     if platform.system() == "Windows":
         pass