diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-exercises.yml b/.github/workflows/test-exercises.yml
index d47282ba..641e204d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-exercises.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-exercises.yml
@@ -43,10 +43,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Install build dependencies
+        shell: bash
         run: |
           apt-get update
           apt-get install -y make python3-pip sudo libboost-iostreams-dev libboost-graph-dev
-          pip3 install protobuf==3.20.3 grpcio grpcio-tools googleapis-common-protos scapy
+          mv /usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/* /usr/local/lib/python3.12/dist-packages
+          sudo pip3 install --break-system-packages protobuf==3.20.3 grpcio googleapis-common-protos scapy ptf
 
       - name: Run PTF Tests
         run: |