diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 38bbf191e1..e60eb90754 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -291,11 +291,19 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         include:
-          - test: saw-remote-api/scripts/run_rpc_tests.sh
+          - name: Install and test
+            test: saw-remote-api/scripts/run_rpc_tests.sh
             os: ubuntu-18.04
-          - test: saw-remote-api/scripts/run_rpc_tests.sh
+          # TODO: saw-remote-api unit tests are disabled pending a fix for #1699
+          - name: Install on MacOS
+            test: |
+              cd saw-remote-api/python/
+              poetry update
+              poetry install
+              poetry run mypy saw_client/
             os: macos-12
-          - test: saw-remote-api/scripts/check_docs.sh
+          - name: Check docs
+            test: saw-remote-api/scripts/check_docs.sh
             os: ubuntu-18.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -320,7 +328,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           poetry-version: 1.1.5
 
-      - name: ${{ matrix.test }}
+      - name: ${{ matrix.name }}
         shell: bash
         run: |
           chmod +x dist/bin/*