diff --git a/.github/workflows/unittest-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/unittest-workflow.yml
index 548eb24..c0addf1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unittest-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unittest-workflow.yml
@@ -25,16 +25,20 @@ jobs:
         with:
           environment-file: xcube-stac/environment.yml
 
-      - name: Start xcube server
+      # quick and dirty, will be removed after xcube 1.8 release
+      - name: Install xcube from source
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
+          micromamba install -c conda-forge tabulate
           cd /home/runner/work/xcube-stac/xcube-stac/xcube
           ls
-          # ------------------------
-          # quick and dirty, will be removed after xcube 1.8 release
-          micromamba install -c conda-forge tabulate
           pip install --no-deps . 
-          # ------------------------
+
+      - name: Start xcube server
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+        run: |
+          cd /home/runner/work/xcube-stac/xcube-stac/xcube
+          ls
           xcube serve -c examples/serve/demo/config.yml &
 
       - name: Run unit tests