diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 195145687eee9bb3495176547933715e801426a6..6933ae1b351131f25e32455b6974a199aa1da85c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ Python 3 POCL Firedrake:
   - sudo apt update
   - sudo apt install -y pocl-opencl-icd ocl-icd-opencl-dev
   - source ~/firedrake/bin/activate
-  - pip install -r requirements.txt
+  - "grep -v loopy requirements.txt > myreq.txt"
+  - pip install -r myreq.txt
   - pip install pytest
   - pip install .
   - cd test