diff --git a/.github/workflows/_run_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/_run_tests.yml
index 92436ac9..7689ecf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_run_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_run_tests.yml
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ jobs:
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: conda info
     - name: Install mono
+      if: ${{ runner.os != 'windows-latest' }}
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
         conda install mono
-
     - name: Perform pip installation with all stable dependencies
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
         cd misc
-        . ./${{ inputs.install-script }} alphadia ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+        . ./${{ inputs.install-script }} alphadia ${{ inputs.python-version }} ${{ runner.os != 'windows-latest' }}
     - name: Run tests
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
         cd tests
-        . ./${{ inputs.test-script }} alphadia ${{ inputs.python-version }}
+        . ./${{ inputs.test-script }} alphadia ${{ inputs.python-version }} ${{ runner.os != 'windows-latest' }}
diff --git a/misc/pip_install.sh b/misc/pip_install.sh
index 2ca0b8b8..b48ee03e 100644
--- a/misc/pip_install.sh
+++ b/misc/pip_install.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@ set -e -u
 INSTALL_TYPE=$1 # stable, loose, etc..
 ENV_NAME=${2:-alphadia}
 PYTHON_VERSION=${3:-3.11}
+INSTALL_MONO=${4:-false}
 
-conda create -n $ENV_NAME python=$PYTHON_VERSION mono -y
+if [ "$INSTALL_MONO" = "true" ]; then
+  conda create -n $ENV_NAME python=$PYTHON_VERSION mono -y
+else
+  conda create -n $ENV_NAME python=$PYTHON_VERSION -y
+fi
 
 if [ "$INSTALL_TYPE" = "loose" ]; then
   INSTALL_STRING=""