diff --git a/pixi.toml b/pixi.toml
index d01c10031..c3adf4db8 100644
--- a/pixi.toml
+++ b/pixi.toml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ test-wflow-cov = { cmd = "julia --project --eval 'using Pkg; Pkg.test(coverage=t
 test-wflow-server = { cmd = "julia --project=server --eval 'using Pkg; Pkg.test(\"WflowServer\", coverage=true)'", depends_on = [
     "instantiate-wflow-server",
 ] }
-instantiate-wflow-server = "julia --project=server --eval 'using Pkg; Pkg.instantiate()'"
+instantiate-wflow-server = "julia --project=server --eval 'using Pkg; Pkg.instantiate(); Pkg.develop(path=\"./\")'"
 
 [dependencies]
 juliaup = "*"