diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
index 7f96e9b6..0dcf94ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
           COVERAGE_FILE: coverage/backend/.coverage
         run: |
           mkdir -p coverage/backend
-          pytest \
+          python -m pytest \
             --cov=py \
             --cov=standalone \
             --cov-report=term-missing \