diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
index 3d56fa8e5..b86e1120b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
@@ -69,38 +69,22 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.8", "3.9", "3.10", "3.11"]
 
+  test-pydantic1:
+    name: Test pydantic 1
+    uses: pyapp-kit/workflows/.github/workflows/test-pyrepo.yml@v2
+    with:
+      os: ubuntu-latest
+      python-version: 3.11
+      qt: pyqt6
+      pip-post-installs: '"pydantic<2"'
+      coverage-upload: artifact
+
   upload_coverage:
     if: always()
-    needs: [test, test-min-reqs]
+    needs: [test, test-min-reqs, test-pydantic1]
     uses: pyapp-kit/workflows/.github/workflows/upload-coverage.yml@v2
     secrets: inherit
 
-  test-pydantic1:
-    name: Test pydantic1
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: "3.11"
-
-      - uses: tlambert03/setup-qt-libs@v1.7
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: |
-          python -m pip install -e .
-          python -m pip install pytest 'pydantic<2' attrs pytest-cov pyqt6
-
-      - name: Test
-        uses: aganders3/headless-gui@v2
-        with:
-          run: pytest tests/test_ui_field.py -v --color=yes --cov=magicgui --cov-report=xml
-
-      - uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
-
   test-dependents:
     uses: pyapp-kit/workflows/.github/workflows/test-dependents.yml@v2
     with: