diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_min_dep_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_min_dep_tests.yml
index 16a79d7b..2d7bffdd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_min_dep_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_min_dep_tests.yml
@@ -42,15 +42,16 @@ jobs:
           install-package: false
           environment-file: './.github/min_deps_environment.yml'
 
-      # Then switch over to uv. We can use this exclusively once we drop pytables.
-      - name: Install uv
-        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
+      - name: Install dascore (min deps)
+        shell: bash -l {0}
+        run: pip install -e .[test]
 
+      # Runs test suite and calculates coverage
       - name: run test suite
-        shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: uv run --extra test --python ${{ matrix.python-version }} pytest -s --cov dascore --cov-append --cov-report=xml
+        shell: bash -el {0}
+        run: ./.github/test_code.sh
 
       # Runs examples in docstrings
       - name: test docstrings
-        shell: bash -l {0}
-        run: uv run --extra test --python ${{ matrix.python-version }} pytest dascore --doctest-modules
+        shell: bash -el {0}
+        run: ./.github/test_code.sh doctest