MAINT: Safer check #1124

Job	Run time
PyQt5 / ubuntu	3m 41s
pytest matrix / ubuntu / MNE main	7m 37s
PyQt6 / ubuntu	6m 55s
pytest matrix / ubuntu / MNE maint/1.4	7m 6s
PySide2 / ubuntu	3m 37s
pytest matrix / windows / MNE main	11m 34s
PySide6 / ubuntu	7m 6s
pytest matrix / windows / MNE maint/1.4	13m 34s
PySide6 / macos	15m 4s
pytest matrix / macos / MNE main	6m 46s
PySide6 / windows	14m 1s
pytest matrix / macos / MNE maint/1.4	5m 9s
pytest old 3.8 / ubuntu / MNE main	7m 29s
pytest no opengl / ubuntu / MNE main	5m 27s
pytest no opengl / ubuntu / MNE maint/1.4	7m 4s
pytest old / ubuntu / MNE maint/1.3	7m 53s
pytest pip-pre / ubuntu / MNE main	7m 3s
	2h 17m 6s

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