diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
index 4839f7be..27f830eb 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ jobs:
             git clone https://gitea.psi.ch/SwissFEL/morbidissimo.git
             echo "PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:$(pwd)/morbidissimo" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+            # for elog 
+
+            git clone https://github.com/paulscherrerinstitute/py_elog.git
+            cd py_elog
+            pip install .
+
+
         continue-on-error: true
 
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