diff --git a/.github/workflows/se-test.yml b/.github/workflows/se-test.yml
index 901e4575e..dc0b5173e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/se-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/se-test.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Standard Ebooks toolset tests
 
-on: [push]
+on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -8,17 +8,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
 
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.x'
     - name: Install Ubuntu packages
       run: |
         sudo apt update
-        sudo apt install calibre default-jre git python3-dev python3-pip python3-venv
-    - name: Install pipx
-      run: |
-        python3 -m pip install pipx
-        echo "PIPX_HOME=$HOME/pipx" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "PIPX_BIN_DIR=$HOME/pipx/bin" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "$HOME/pipx/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        sudo apt install calibre default-jre git python3-venv
     - name: Install pipx packages
       run: |
         pipx install .