diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index f09deda..50ea09c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ jobs:
         pip3 install -r requirements.txt
         pip3 install -r requirements-dev.txt
         python3 setup.py install
+        mkdir -p /opt/csv2bufr
+        git clone https://github.com/wmo-im/csv2bufr-templates.git -b refactor /opt/csv2bufr         
     - name: run tests ⚙️
       run: |
         pytest