diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_mdk.yml b/.github/workflows/run_mdk.yml
index cd1af74f..bc4ce1cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_mdk.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_mdk.yml
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ jobs:
           pip uninstall ods_tools -y
           pip install ${{ needs.ods_tools.outputs.whl_filename }}
 
+      - name: install wheel
+        run: |
+          pip install wheel
+
       - name: run MDK
         run: |
            ./run_mdk.py --model-repo-branch ${{ env.PIWIND_BRANCH}} \
diff --git a/tests/run_mdk.py b/tests/run_mdk.py
index 51f53f23..e2ec76a5 100755
--- a/tests/run_mdk.py
+++ b/tests/run_mdk.py
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ def cleanup(pip_path=get_default_pip_path(), mdk_pkg_name='oasislmf', model_run_
     if args['git_transfer_protocol'] not in ['https', 'ssh']:
         args['git_transfer_protocol'] = 'ssh'
 
-    pkg_uri = 'git+{}://git@github.com/OasisLMF/OasisLMF.git@{}#egg=oasislmf[extra]'.format(args['git_transfer_protocol'], args['mdk_repo_branch'])
+    pkg_uri = 'oasislmf[extra]@git+{}://git@github.com/OasisLMF/OasisLMF.git@{}'.format(args['git_transfer_protocol'], args['mdk_repo_branch'])
 
     print('\nInstalling MDK package {}'.format(pkg_uri))