diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 1be4749a1..9ad8ab9b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@ jobs:
         if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]; then
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install --yes build-essential pkg-config libhdf5-dev
-        fi
-        if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "macOS" ]; then
+
+        elif [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "macOS" ]; then
           # https://github.com/h5py/h5py/issues/1800#issuecomment-1124193511
-          HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew install hdf5
-          export HDF5_DIR="$(brew --prefix hdf5)";
+          HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 brew install hdf5@1.8
+          export HDF5_DIR="$(brew --prefix hdf5)"
+          echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/opt/hdf5@1.8/bin:$PATH"' >> /Users/runner/.bash_profile
           poetry run pip install --no-binary=h5py h5py
         fi