diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 40c96d4..4eba9aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -35,3 +35,4 @@ jobs:
             pytest -v --cov=aurora --cov-report term-missing
         env:
             HUGGINGFACE_REPO: wbruinsma/aurora
+            MKL_CBWR: SSE2