diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 8ae9a66d..4e79d9e3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -81,14 +81,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
           cache-key: pypi
-          sparse-checkout: |
-            snakebids/tests
-            pyproject.toml
-            poetry.lock
-            .github
-            containers
           install-deps-only: dev
-          install-library: snakebids
+          install-library: false
 
       - name: build docker test container
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-test-container
@@ -96,6 +90,8 @@ jobs:
           python-version: ${{ steps.setup.outputs.python-version }}
           load: true
 
+      - name: install lib
+        run: poetry run pip install .
 
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -110,15 +106,11 @@ jobs:
         id: setup
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-          sparse-checkout: |
-            snakebids/tests
-            pyproject.toml
-            poetry.lock
-            .github
-            containers
           cache-key: pypi
           install-deps-only: dev
-          install-library: snakebids
+          install-library: false
+      - name: install lib
+        run: poetry run pip install .
 
       - name: build docker test container
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-test-container