diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda_test.yml b/.github/workflows/conda_test.yml
index 8f45eb07d..93ae04588 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda_test.yml
@@ -1,43 +1,54 @@
-name: Run tests with miniconda
+name: Run tests with miniforge
 on: [push]
 
+# jobs:
+#   example-10-miniforge:
+#     name: Ex10 (${{ matrix.os }}, Miniforge)
+#     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest
+#     strategy:
+#       matrix:
+#         os: ["ubuntu", "macos", "windows"]
+#     steps:
+#       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+#       - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
+#         with:
+#           environment-file: etc/example-environment.yml
+#           miniforge-version: latest
+
+
 jobs:
   test:
-    name: Miniconda ${{ matrix.os }} Py${{ matrix.pyver }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    name: Miniforge tests ${{ matrix.os }} Py${{ matrix.pyver }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}-latest
     strategy:
         matrix:
-            #os: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest","macos-latest"]
-            os: ["windows-latest","macos-latest"]
+            os: ["ubuntu", "windows","macos"]
+            # os: ["windows-latest","macos-latest"]
             pyver: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
           activate-environment: test
+          miniforge-version: latest
           # environment-file: environment.yml
           python-version: ${{ matrix.pyver }}
           auto-activate-base: false
-      - shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: |
-          conda config --add channels conda-forge
+      # - shell: bash -l {0}
+        # run: |
+        #   conda config --add channels conda-forge
       - name: Setup environment
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
-            git clone --depth 1 -b develop https://github.com/NOAA-ORR-ERD/adios_oil_database.git oil_database
-            conda install -y mamba
             cd ./py_gnome
             echo "Setting up conda environment"
-            mamba install -y python=${{ matrix.pyver }}  \
+            conda install -y python=${{ matrix.pyver }}  \
                              --file conda_requirements.txt \
                              --file conda_requirements_build.txt \
                              --file conda_requirements_test.txt \
       - name: Build Our Packages
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
-            pwd
-            ls -la
-            pip install ./oil_database/adios_db/
             cd ./py_gnome
             python -m pip install ./
       - name: Run pytest