diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 3f2ee85..308bccd 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: $CONDA/bin/conda build --no-anaconda-upload --output-folder $BUILD_DIR ./conda-recipe
       - run: $CONDA/bin/conda remove --yes --quiet --name test --all --keep-env
       - run: $CONDA/bin/conda install --yes --quiet --name test --channel $BUILD_DIR python=3.10 pyzebra
+      - run: $CONDA/bin/conda install --yes --quiet --name test mpi4py docopt  # spind dependencies
       - run: sudo systemctl restart pyzebra-test.service
 
   prod-env:
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: $CONDA/bin/conda build --token ${{ secrets.ANACONDA_TOKEN }} --output-folder $BUILD_DIR ./conda-recipe
       - run: $CONDA/bin/conda remove --yes --quiet --name prod --all --keep-env
       - run: $CONDA/bin/conda install --yes --quiet --name prod --channel $BUILD_DIR python=3.10 pyzebra
+      - run: $CONDA/bin/conda install --yes --quiet --name prod mpi4py docopt  # spind dependencies
       - run: sudo systemctl restart pyzebra-prod.service
 
   cleanup: