diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-conda.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-conda.yml
index eba0610c463..2048d9c43ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-conda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-conda.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
         python: ['3.9', '3.10', '3.11']
-        conda-env: [environment, environment-optional]
+        # Optional environment is disabled for now as its not yet working
+        # environment: [environment, environment-optional]
+        conda-env: [environment]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
@@ -100,19 +102,20 @@ jobs:
           SAGE_NUM_THREADS: 2
         
       - name: Verify dependencies
-        if: always()
+        if: success() || failure()
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: pip check
 
       - name: Test
+        if: success() || failure()
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: ./sage -t --all -p0
 
       - name: Print logs
+        if: always()
         run: |
           for file in $(find . -type f -name "*.log"); do
               echo "::group::$file"
               cat "$file"
               echo "::endgroup::"
           done
-        if: always()
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sphinx/distros/conda.txt b/build/pkgs/sphinx/distros/conda.txt
index 244ffb45e50..596885d6456 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sphinx/distros/conda.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sphinx/distros/conda.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sphinx<6,>=5.2
+sphinx<8,>=5.2
diff --git a/build/pkgs/sphinx/install-requires.txt b/build/pkgs/sphinx/install-requires.txt
index 16e1ac533d9..9003fdec2f8 100644
--- a/build/pkgs/sphinx/install-requires.txt
+++ b/build/pkgs/sphinx/install-requires.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sphinx >=5.2, <6
+sphinx >=5.2, <8