diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_pkg.yml b/.github/workflows/test_pkg.yml
index 25d0262..d2bbefd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_pkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_pkg.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-14-large]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
         python-version: [ '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12' ]
 
     env: 
@@ -107,6 +107,59 @@ jobs:
           git config --global url.https://github.com/.insteadOf git://github.com/
           git clone https://github.com/NREL/SAM.git
 
+      - name: Unit tests
+        run: |
+          source /Users/runner/.bash_profile
+          conda activate pysam_env
+          pytest tests
+
+  build_3: 
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [macos-14-large]
+        python-version: [ '3.8', '3.9', '3.10', '3.11', '3.12' ]
+
+    env: 
+      SAMNTDIR: ${{ github.workspace }}/../SAM
+      NREL_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NREL_API_KEY }}
+      NREL_API_EMAIL: ${{ secrets.NREL_API_EMAIL }}
+
+    name: ${{ matrix.os }} ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Install conda Mac Intel
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p ~/miniconda3
+          curl https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-MacOSX-x86_64.sh -o ~/miniconda3/miniconda.sh
+          bash ~/miniconda3/miniconda.sh -b -u -p ~/miniconda3
+          rm -rf ~/miniconda3/miniconda.sh
+          ~/miniconda3/bin/conda init bash
+          source /Users/runner/.bash_profile
+          conda --version
+          yes | conda create --name pysam_env python=${{ matrix.python-version }}
+          conda activate pysam_env
+          which python
+
+      - name: Checkout Repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Install NREL-PySAM
+        run: |
+          source /Users/runner/.bash_profile
+          conda activate pysam_env
+          VER=$(python -c "from files.version import __version__; print(__version__)")
+          echo $VER
+          pip install -r requirements.txt
+          pip install -r tests/requirements.txt
+          conda install -c nrel nrel-pysam==$VER
+      
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Checkout SAM
+        run: |
+          cd ..
+          git config --global url.https://github.com/.insteadOf git://github.com/
+          git clone https://github.com/NREL/SAM.git
+
       - name: Unit tests
         run: |
           source /Users/runner/.bash_profile