diff --git a/.github/workflows/downgrade.yml b/.github/workflows/downgrade.yml
index 040e45b..c73ef70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/downgrade.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/downgrade.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.run_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+env:
+  QUANTUMSAVORY_DOWNGRADE_TEST: "true"
+
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 826fe33..9a0252a 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ println("Starting tests with $(Threads.nthreads()) threads out of `Sys.CPU_THREA
 @doset "bases"
 #VERSION >= v"1.9" && @doset "doctests"
 get(ENV,"JET_TEST","")=="true" && @doset "jet"
-VERSION >= v"1.9" && @doset "aqua"
+VERSION >= v"1.9" && get(ENV, "QUANTUMSAVORY_DOWNGRADE_TEST", "") != "true" && @doset "aqua"