diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_stage_test.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_stage_test.yml
index 351d289a18..7238a5ba66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_stage_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_stage_test.yml
@@ -82,9 +82,12 @@ jobs:
           activate-environment: test
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
       - name: Update pip
-        run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel 
+        run: |
+          conda activate test
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
+          conda activate test
           apt-get update && apt-get install -y ffmpeg libsm6 libxext6 git ninja-build libglib2.0-0 libsm6 libxrender-dev libxext6
           python -m pip install torch==${{matrix.torch}}
           python -m pip install -e . -v