diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fc925d83c..c1ca53416 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -74,12 +74,17 @@ jobs:
           echo "Git branch is $(git branch)"
           # export MODELICAPATH for subsequent steps
           echo "MODELICAPATH=${MODELICAPATH}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - name: Run pytest
+      - name: Run pytest (simulation on linux only)
         env:
           COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           if [ '${{ matrix.test_env }}' == 'python' ]; then
             poetry run pytest --doctest-modules -v -m 'not dymola' --cov-report term-missing --cov . ./tests
+            if [ '${{ matrix.os }}' == 'windows-latest' ]; then
+              poetry run pytest --doctest-modules -v -m 'not simulation and not compilation and not dymola' ./tests
+            else
+              poetry run pytest --doctest-modules -v -m 'not dymola' --cov-report term-missing --cov . ./tests
+            fi
           fi
       - name: Run pre-commit
         uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.0