diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bcaa64f..2b3a131 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -199,22 +199,29 @@ jobs:
           pip install git+https://git@github.com/modflowpy/flopy@develop
           pip install .[test]
 
-      - name: Install modflow6 nightly build
-        uses: modflowpy/install-modflow-action@v1
-        with:
-          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/autotest
-          repo: modflow6-nightly-build
+      
 
       - name: update flopy for mf6-examples
         run: |
           get-modflow :flopy
           python -m flopy.mf6.utils.generate_classes --ref develop --no-backup
 
+      - name: Install modflow6 for modflow6-examples
+        uses: modflowpy/install-modflow-action@v1
+        with:
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/modflow6-examples/autotest
+
       - name: Build mf6-examples
         working-directory: modflow6-examples/autotest
         run: |
           pytest -v -n=auto --init test_scripts.py
 
+      - name: Install modflow6 nightly build
+        uses: modflowpy/install-modflow-action@v1
+        with:
+          path: ${{ github.workspace }}/autotest
+          repo: modflow6-nightly-build
+
       - name: Run autotests
         working-directory: ./autotest
         shell: bash -l {0}
diff --git a/autotest/conftest.py b/autotest/conftest.py
index adbb9f6..28bbed9 100644
--- a/autotest/conftest.py
+++ b/autotest/conftest.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
         mf6_examples_path = get_mf6_examples_path()
 
     # grouping...
-    exclude = ["ex-gwt-gwtgwt-mt3dms-p10", "ex-prt-mp7-p02", "ex-prt-mp7-p04"]
+    exclude = ["ex-gwt-gwtgwt-mt3dms-p10", "mp7-p02", "mp7-p04"]
     namfiles = [
         str(p)
         for p in mf6_examples_path.rglob("mfsim.nam")