diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 6516c9d2..d4c02c10 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -63,16 +63,13 @@ jobs:
           cache: "pnpm"
       - run: pnpm install
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        uses: cypress-io/github-action@v6
-        with:
-          runTests: false
-          # https://github.com/cypress-io/github-action/blob/bff0ae58f02476fbc4b13229bcaac2767f645b3e/README.md#pnpm-workspaces
-
       - name: Preinstall neovim plugins
         run: pnpm tui neovim exec "Lazy! sync"
         working-directory: integration-tests
 
+      # need to work around https://github.com/cypress-io/github-action/issues/1246
+      - run: pnpm --filter integration-tests exec cypress install
+
       - name: Cypress test
         uses: cypress-io/github-action@v6
         with: