diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda.yml b/.github/workflows/conda.yml
index 16e64ae1..59fded03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.9"]
-        platform: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest"]
+        platform: ["ubuntu-latest"]
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
     defaults:
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ jobs:
           auto-activate-base: false
           mamba-version: "*"
           channel-priority: true
+      - name: Set GDAL environment variable for Windows
+        if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+        run: echo "USE_PATH_FOR_GDAL_PYTHON=YES" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: Print conda environment
         run: |
           # Print environment
@@ -39,3 +42,4 @@ jobs:
           python -c 'import eis_toolkit'
           # Run unittests with pytest
           pytest -v
+ 
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