diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-invoke-conda.yml b/.github/workflows/test-invoke-conda.yml
index a144303cc3..8fc3b10fef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-invoke-conda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-invoke-conda.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           - macOS-12
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            environment-file: environment.yml
+            environment-file: environment-lin-cuda.yml
             default-shell: bash -l {0}
           - os: macOS-12
             environment-file: environment-mac.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: create models.yaml from example
         run: cp configs/models.yaml.example configs/models.yaml
 
+      - name: create environment.yml
+        run: cp environments-and-requirements/${{ matrix.environment-file }} environment.yml
+
       - name: Use cached conda packages
         id: use-cached-conda-packages
         uses: actions/cache@v3
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
         with:
           activate-environment: ${{ env.CONDA_ENV_NAME }}
-          environment-file: ${{ matrix.environment-file }}
+          environment-file: environment.yml
           miniconda-version: latest
 
       - name: set test prompt to main branch validation