diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index b6f63cd..fb39a2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: [3.8, 3.9, "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
         exclude:
           [
+            { platform: macos-latest, python-version: "3.8" },
             { platform: macos-latest, python-version: "3.9" },
             { platform: macos-latest, python-version: "3.10" },
             { platform: macos-latest, python-version: "3.11" },
diff --git a/install b/install
index f7b27c4..cff4658 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -109,6 +109,17 @@ required_commands() {
 	havecmd git || return $?
 }
 
+ci_realpath() {
+	if ci; then
+		if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
+			# need to use g-prefixed things on CI
+			grealpath "$@"
+			return $?
+		fi
+	fi
+	realpath "$@"
+}
+
 setup_fork() {
 	local FORK_ABBREV UPSTREAM_URL UPSTREAM_DIR
 	echo 'Setting up upstream fork...' | maybe_boxes
@@ -116,7 +127,7 @@ setup_fork() {
 	FORK_ABBREV="${HPI_UPSTREAM_FOLDER_NAME:-HPI-karlicoss}"
 	UPSTREAM_URL='https://github.com/karlicoss/HPI'
 
-	UPSTREAM_DIR="$(realpath "../${FORK_ABBREV}")"
+	UPSTREAM_DIR="$(ci_realpath "../${FORK_ABBREV}")"
 
 	# clone my fork one level up from here if it does not exist
 	if [[ ! -e "${UPSTREAM_DIR}" ]]; then
@@ -172,7 +183,7 @@ module_dependencies() {
 }
 
 ci_config() {
-	CONF="$(realpath "${BASE_DIR}/tests/my")" || return $?
+	CONF="$(ci_realpath "${BASE_DIR}/tests/my")" || return $?
 	MY_CONFIG="${CONF}" python3 -m my.core config check 1>&2 || return $?
 	echo "${CONF}"
 }
@@ -212,7 +223,7 @@ main() {
 	install_dependencies || prompt_if_fails || return $?
 	required_commands || prompt_if_fails || return $?
 	# use realpath to make sure BASE_DIR is set properly
-	BASE_DIR="$(realpath "${BASE_DIR}")" || return $?
+	BASE_DIR="$(ci_realpath "${BASE_DIR}")" || return $?
 	(setup_fork) || prompt_if_fails || return $?
 	module_dependencies || prompt_if_fails || return $?
 	ci_run || return $?
diff --git a/tests/my/my/config/__init__.py b/tests/my/my/config/__init__.py
index 0653ffe..8f82b68 100644
--- a/tests/my/my/config/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/my/my/config/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 Config file used for testing in CI; so that config is defined
 """
 
-
 import tempfile
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional, Sequence, Callable