diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml b/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml
index dba7403901..da1379043a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_eessi.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.7.2-2022a.yml
         - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.7.2-2022b.yml
         - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.7.2-system.yml
+        - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.0-2021a.yml
         - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.0-system.yml
         - eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.0-2021b.yml
     steps:
diff --git a/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.0-2021a.yml b/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.0-2021a.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1adf0572d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eessi-2023.06-eb-4.8.0-2021a.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+easyconfigs:
+  - GDAL-3.3.0-foss-2021a.eb