diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index b2009f1..adcad51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 name: CI
 
-# Controls when the action will run. 
+# Controls when the action will run.
 on:
   # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the master branch
   push:
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ jobs:
       # Checks-out your repository under $GITHUB_WORKSPACE, so your job can access it
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
-      - run: make test
+      - run: make test-gha
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 78f3ab9..4edda66 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@ OBO_SRCS = $(patsubst %,target/neo-%.obo,$(SRCS))
 all_obo: $(OBO_SRCS)
 test_obo: target $(patsubst %,target/neo-%.obo,$(TEST_SRCS))
 
+## For future tests in a glorious future.
+#test: touch_trigger test_obo
+test-gha: neo.obo
+	echo "test disabled until GH is fast enough to allow data build"
+
+## "Local" tests for full (expensive) data tests.
 #test: touch_trigger test_obo
 test:
-	echo "tests disabled until its easier to run perl on travis"
+	echo "test disabled until GH is fast enough to allow data build"
 
 touch_trigger:
 	touch trigger