diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-spack.yml b/.github/workflows/test-spack.yml
index 610a460e4c..0b44f5f3f9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-spack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-spack.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: load arbor and verify installation, python examples.
         run: |
           source spack/share/spack/setup-env.sh
-          spack load python
+          spack load python@${{ matrix.python-version }}
           spack load py-pip
           spack load cmake
           spack load arbor