diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 1bd35f07..0771284f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -57,4 +57,7 @@ jobs:
       run: cd test/build && ./bin/polyscope-test --gtest_catch_exceptions=0 backend=openGL_mock
     
     - name: run test egl backend
-      run: cd test/build && ./bin/polyscope-test --gtest_catch_exceptions=0 backend=openGL3_egl
+      # We get memory leaks inside of EGL that I can't track down. With ASAN, this means the exit code is always nonzero,
+      # which is indistinguishable from tests failing. The ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 skips checking leaks for this test 
+      # as a workaround.
+      run: cd test/build && ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 ./bin/polyscope-test --gtest_catch_exceptions=0 backend=openGL3_egl