diff --git a/.github/workflows/vfc_test_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/vfc_test_workflow.yml
index 5ff1ef6..1eb3aae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vfc_test_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vfc_test_workflow.yml
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ jobs:
           apt update
           apt -y install emacs pkg-config wget libhdf5-dev
 
-      - name: Install trexio
-        run: |
-          export VERSION=2.0
-          wget https://github.com/TREX-CoE/trexio/releases/download/v${VERSION}/trexio-${VERSION}.0.tar.gz
-          tar -zxf trexio-${VERSION}.0.tar.gz
-          cd trexio-${VERSION}.0
-          ./configure --prefix=/usr CC="verificarlo-c" FC="verificarlo-f"
-          make -j4
-          sudo make install
+      # - name: Install trexio
+        # run: |
+        # export VERSION=2.0
+        # wget https://github.com/TREX-CoE/trexio/releases/download/v${VERSION}/trexio-${VERSION}.0.tar.gz
+        # tar -zxf trexio-${VERSION}.0.tar.gz
+        # cd trexio-${VERSION}.0
+        # ./configure --prefix=/usr CC="verificarlo-c" FC="verificarlo-f"
+        # make -j4
+        # sudo make install
 
       - name: Run tests
         run: vfc_ci test -g -r
diff --git a/tools/ci_install.sh b/tools/ci_install.sh
index ce4cdaa..ecc5c0c 100755
--- a/tools/ci_install.sh
+++ b/tools/ci_install.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@
 # the library dependencies and build it with Verificarlo with vfc_probes support
 # enabled.
 
+export VERSION=2.0
+wget https://github.com/TREX-CoE/trexio/releases/download/v${VERSION}/trexio-${VERSION}.0.tar.gz
+tar -zxf trexio-${VERSION}.0.tar.gz
+cd trexio-${VERSION}.0
+./configure --prefix=/usr --host=x86_64 CC="verificarlo-c" FC="verificarlo-f"
+make -j4
+sudo make install
+cd ..
+
 ./autogen.sh
 QMCKL_DEVEL=1 ./configure --prefix=$PWD/_install \
 --enable-silent-rules --enable-maintainer-mode --enable-vfc_ci --host=x86_64 \