diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 23e3a02191324a0409877975d1a6ba527134d069..76110d5e761c9a84e12bd9d81ca61983286b2f0a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ Python 3 POCL Examples:
 
 Python 3 Conda:
   script: |
+    export PYOPENCL_TEST=portable:cpu
+
     # Avoid crashes like https://gitlab.tiker.net/inducer/arraycontext/-/jobs/536021
     sed -i 's/jax/jax !=0.4.6/' .test-conda-env-py3.yml