diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_installation.yml b/.github/workflows/python_installation.yml
index 1c7387abd3..1693971f67 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_installation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_installation.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         conda config --set solver libmamba
         conda config --append channels conda-forge
         conda config --set show_channel_urls true
-        conda install lhapdf pandoc mongodb
+        conda install lhapdf pandoc
     - name: Install nnpdf with testing and qed extras
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
diff --git a/n3fit/src/n3fit/tests/test_hyperopt.py b/n3fit/src/n3fit/tests/test_hyperopt.py
index 274394b25a..bf738a8ac8 100644
--- a/n3fit/src/n3fit/tests/test_hyperopt.py
+++ b/n3fit/src/n3fit/tests/test_hyperopt.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """
-    Test hyperoptimization features
+Test hyperoptimization features
 """
 
 import json
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ def test_restart_from_pickle(tmp_path):
     # Note that it doesn't check the final loss of the second trial
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(shutil.which("mongod") is None, reason="mongodb not available")
 @pytest.mark.linux
 def test_parallel_hyperopt(tmp_path):
     """Ensure that the parallel implementation of hyperopt with MongoDB works as expected."""