diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 35166b4c6..64fc3d884 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -52,12 +52,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup testdata
         uses: "./.github/actions/setup_testdata"
 
-      - name: Set matplotlib backend to avoid potential issues with TCL/TK installation
-        run: echo "MPLBACKEND=Agg" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Run tests
+      - name: Run tests (Linux/macOS)
+        if: ${{ matrix.os != 'windows-latest' }}
         run: pytest -n 4 tests --disable-warnings --generate-plots
 
+      - name: Run tests (Windows, skip plotting due to random TCL/TK issues)
+        if: ${{ matrix.os == 'windows-latest' }}
+        run: pytest -n 4 tests --disable-warnings
+
   hypothesis:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15