diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index eeb5ad591..07762640b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,25 +11,24 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.12']
+        python-version: ['py38', 'py312']
         django-version: [django42]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       with:
-        python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
         architecture: x64
+        if: ${{ matrix.python-version == 'py38' }}
+          python-version: '3.8'
+        elsif: ${{ matrix.python-version == 'py312' }}
+          python-version: '3.12'
     - name: Start container
       run: |
         docker-compose -f .github/docker-compose-github.yml up -d
     - name: Install test dependencies and run validation
       run: |
-        if [[ "${{ matrix.python-version }}" == "3.8" ]]; then
-        docker exec -e TOXENV=py38-${{ matrix.django-version }} -u root enterprise.catalog.app /edx/app/enterprise_catalog/enterprise_catalog/validate.sh
-        elif [[ "${{ matrix.python-version }}" == "3.12" ]]; then
-        docker exec -e TOXENV=py312-${{ matrix.django-version }} -u root enterprise.catalog.app /edx/app/enterprise_catalog/enterprise_catalog/validate.sh
-        fi
+        docker exec -e TOXENV=${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ matrix.django-version }} -u root enterprise.catalog.app /edx/app/enterprise_catalog/enterprise_catalog/validate.sh
     - name: Code Coverage
       if: matrix.python-version == '3.8' && matrix.django-version=='django42'
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mysql-migrations-check.yml b/.github/workflows/mysql-migrations-check.yml
index 4782dcdb7..1692af970 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mysql-migrations-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mysql-migrations-check.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         pip uninstall -y mysqlclient
         pip install --no-binary mysqlclient mysqlclient
         pip uninstall -y xmlsec
-        pip install --no-binary xmlsec==1.3.13
+        pip install --no-binary xmlsec xmlsec==1.3.13
     - name: Initiate services
       run: |
         sudo /etc/init.d/mysql start