diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/lint_and_test.yml
index 43185ea..3542a29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint_and_test.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
         pip install black pytest
-        if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+        pip install .
     - name: Lint with black
       run: |
         # stop the build if there are Python syntax errors or undefined names