diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index efcb90e8f..18076d9ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           - "3.10"
         runs-on:
           - ubuntu-latest
-          - macos-latest
+          - macos-13 # as of 2024-05-16 macos-latest fails with MPS errors, see #598
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install Poetry
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         runs-on:
           - ubuntu-latest
-          - macos-latest
+          # - macos-13 # need to install pandoc in a mac-friendly way
         notebook:
           # - "Activation_Patching_in_TL_Demo"
           # - "Attribution_Patching_Demo"