diff --git a/.github/workflows/chipyard-full-flow.yml b/.github/workflows/chipyard-full-flow.yml
index 12a32278..1e17e5e5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/chipyard-full-flow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/chipyard-full-flow.yml
@@ -96,31 +96,28 @@ jobs:
           echo "# tutorial configs" >> example-sky130.yml
           echo "technology.sky130.sky130A: $PWD/sky130/share/pdk/sky130A" >> example-sky130.yml
           echo "technology.sky130.sram22_sky130_macros: $PWD/sram22_sky130_macros" >> example-sky130.yml
-          # *** make buildfile
 
           # installs for example-openroad.yml
-          # yosys
           conda create -y --prefix ./.conda-yosys yosys=0.27_4_gb58664d44
+          conda create -y --prefix ./.conda-openroad openroad=2.0_7070_g0264023b6
+          conda create -y --prefix ./.conda-klayout klayout=0.28.5_98_g87e2def28
+          conda create -y --prefix ./.conda-signoff magic=8.3.376_0_g5e5879c netgen=1.5.250_0_g178b172
           echo "" >> example-openroad.yml
           echo "# tutorial configs" >> example-openroad.yml
           echo "synthesis.yosys.yosys_bin: $PWD/.conda-yosys/bin/yosys" >> example-openroad.yml
-          # *** make syn
-          
-          # openroad
-          conda create -y --prefix ./.conda-openroad openroad=2.0_7070_g0264023b6
           echo "par.openroad.openroad_bin: $PWD/.conda-openroad/bin/openroad" >> example-openroad.yml
-          # klayout
-          conda create -y --prefix ./.conda-klayout klayout=0.28.5_98_g87e2def28
           echo "par.openroad.klayout_bin: $PWD/.conda-klayout/bin/klayout" >> example-openroad.yml
-          # *** make par
-          
-          # magic/netgen
-          conda create -y --prefix ./.conda-signoff magic=8.3.376_0_g5e5879c netgen=1.5.250_0_g178b172
           echo "drc.magic.magic_bin: $PWD/.conda-signoff/bin/magic" >> example-openroad.yml
           echo "lvs.netgen.netgen_bin: $PWD/.conda-signoff/bin/netgen" >> example-openroad.yml
 
           conda config --remove channels litex-hub
           conda config --remove channels defaults
+
+          # *** make buildfile
+          # *** make syn
+          # *** make par
+
+          
       - name: Setup repo
         run: |
           cd ${{ env.REMOTE_WORK_DIR }}
@@ -154,50 +151,11 @@ jobs:
           source env.sh
           cd sims/verilator
           make verilog
-      - name: VLSI test
+      - name: VLSI flow
         run: |
           cd ${{ env.REMOTE_WORK_DIR }}
           eval "$(conda shell.bash hook)"
-          source env.sh
-
-          cd vlsi
-          export tutorial=sky130-openroad
-          # TODO: consider setting VLSI_TOP=RocketTile
-
-          # NOTE: most conda installs are in separate conda envs because they mess up 
-          #   each other's versions (for no apparent reason) and we need the latest versions
-          conda config --add channels litex-hub
-          conda config --add channels defaults
-
-          # installs for example-sky130.yml
-          conda create -y --prefix ./.conda-sky130 open_pdks.sky130a=1.0.399_0_g63dbde9
-          git clone https://github.com/rahulk29/sram22_sky130_macros.git
-          echo "" >> example-sky130.yml
-          echo "# tutorial configs" >> example-sky130.yml
-          echo "technology.sky130.sky130A: $PWD/sky130/share/pdk/sky130A" >> example-sky130.yml
-          echo "technology.sky130.sram22_sky130_macros: $PWD/sram22_sky130_macros" >> example-sky130.yml
-          make buildfile
-
-          # installs for example-openroad.yml
-          # yosys
-          conda create -y --prefix ./.conda-yosys yosys=0.27_4_gb58664d44
-          echo "" >> example-openroad.yml
-          echo "# tutorial configs" >> example-openroad.yml
-          echo "synthesis.yosys.yosys_bin: $PWD/.conda-yosys/bin/yosys" >> example-openroad.yml
-          make syn
-          
-          # openroad
-          conda create -y --prefix ./.conda-openroad openroad=2.0_7070_g0264023b6
-          echo "par.openroad.openroad_bin: $PWD/.conda-openroad/bin/openroad" >> example-openroad.yml
-          # klayout
-          conda create -y --prefix ./.conda-klayout klayout=0.28.5_98_g87e2def28
-          echo "par.openroad.klayout_bin: $PWD/.conda-klayout/bin/klayout" >> example-openroad.yml
-          make par
-          
-          # magic/netgen
-          conda create -y --prefix ./.conda-signoff magic=8.3.376_0_g5e5879c netgen=1.5.250_0_g178b172
-          echo "drc.magic.magic_bin: $PWD/.conda-signoff/bin/magic" >> example-openroad.yml
-          echo "lvs.netgen.netgen_bin: $PWD/.conda-signoff/bin/netgen" >> example-openroad.yml
+          # *** source env.sh
           
 
   cleanup: