diff --git a/.github/workflows/ant.yml b/.github/workflows/ant.yml
index 2093f09..9f1da5d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ant.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ant.yml
@@ -36,21 +36,23 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build with Ant
       run: ant jar
 
-    - name: Run some examples
+    - name: Run some examples & test with ant (non Win)
+      if: ${{ matrix.runs-on != 'windows-latest' }}
       uses: coactions/setup-xvfb@v1
       with:
           run: |
             ./run.sh examples/l22_small.swc -exportnml1
             ./run.sh examples/l22_small.swc -exportnml2
 
-    - name: Test with Ant
-      uses: coactions/setup-xvfb@v1
-      with:
-          run: ant testnogui
+            # Test with 
+            ant testnogui
 
-    - name: Validate generated NeuroML 2 files
+    - name: Run some examples & test with ant (Windows)
+      if: ${{ matrix.runs-on == 'windows-latest' }}
       run: |
-          pip install pyneuroml
-          cd temp # where the NeuroML files get generated in the previous step
-          ls -alth
-          #pynml -validate *.nml 
+            ./run.sh examples/l22_small.swc -exportnml1
+            ./run.sh examples/l22_small.swc -exportnml2
+
+            # Test with 
+            ant testnogui
+