diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_build.yaml b/.github/workflows/test_and_build.yaml
index 08266dd4..e7ca706b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_build.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
           export RUBIN_SIM_DATA_DIR=${{ github.workspace }}/data_dir
-          rs_download_data --dirs tests,throughputs,site_models,scheduler,skybrightness_pre
+          rs_download_data --dirs tests,throughputs,site_models,scheduler,skybrightness_pre --tdqm_disable
 
       - name: install schedview
         shell: bash -l {0}