diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4c6b9a2d90e541542b5e2023c0a5ee7aab6e6a0d..ac2f4e942e0d4845a5d1baa0f8b287605e3bf5fa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -130,6 +130,14 @@ jobs:
                     sed -i "/mpi4py/ d" requirements.txt
                 fi
                 build_py_project_in_conda_env
-                test_py_project
+
+                if test "$DOWNSTREAM_PROJECT" = "mirgecom"; then
+                    # Test main branch
+                    # Only test examples, not pytest tests, as those take too much time.
+                    examples/run_examples.sh ./examples
+                else
+                    test_py_project
+                fi
+
 
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