diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
similarity index 70%
rename from .github/workflows/testing.yml
rename to .github/workflows/linting.yml
index 1d39d07..5aed29b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # This workflow just runs the linter and does not have direct testing in it
-name: Storm surge examples testing
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -10,40 +9,36 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+env:
+  CLAW: ${{ github.workspace }}
+
 jobs:
   build:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
     steps:
     - name: Set up Python 3.10
       uses: actions/setup-python@v5
       with:
         python-version: "3.10"
-    - name: Checkout clawpack
-      uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.5
-      with:
-        repository: clawpack/clawpack
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install gfortran liblapack-pic liblapack-dev libnetcdf-dev libnetcdff-dev
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-        pip install flake8 pytest
-    - name: Setup clawpack super repository
-      run: |
-        git submodule init
-        git submodule update
-        pip install --user -e .
-    - name: Checkout surge-examples
+        pip install flake8 meson-python ninja pytest numpy pandas xarray netCDF4
+        # if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
+
+    - name: Checkout Clawpack
       uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.5
       with:
-        repository: mandli/surge-examples
-    - name: Checkout branch
+        repository: clawpack/clawpack
+        submodules: true
+    - name: Checkout surge-examples
+      uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.5
+    - name: Install clawpack
       run: |
-        cd surge-examples
-        git checkout ${{ github.ref }}
-        cd ..
+        pip install --no-build-isolation --editable .
+        
     - name: Lint with flake8
       run: |
         cd surge-examples
@@ -51,7 +46,3 @@ jobs:
         flake8 . --count --select=E9,F63,F7,F82 --show-source --statistics
         # exit-zero treats all errors as warnings. The GitHub editor is 127 chars wide
         flake8 . --count --exit-zero --max-complexity=10 --max-line-length=127 --statistics
-    - name: Test with pytest
-      run: |
-        cd geoclaw
-        pytest