diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
index 7ffd1648b..2d7325c1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
@@ -77,12 +77,9 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade .[tests]
           python -m pip install --upgrade tox-gh-actions
 
-      - name: Test with tox |
+      - name: Test with tox
         # Only the tox environment specified in the tox.ini gh-actions is run
-        run: |
-          ~/start.bat
-          tox -e test
-          ~/stop.bat
+        run: tox -e test -- --ignore=tests/e2e
 
   tests-e2e:
     name: End to end tests and coverage
@@ -102,7 +99,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test with tox
         # Only the tox environment specified in the tox.ini gh-actions is run
         run: |
-          tox -e test -- tests/e2e
+          ~/start.bat
+          tox -e test
+          ~/stop.bat
 
   doc-build:
     name: "Doc build"