diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 27caff11..476ae443 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run server tests
         run: |
           pip install pytest
-          pytest -sv server/tests
+          HF_HUB_ENABLE_HF_TRANSFER=1 pytest -sv server/tests
       - name: Run Rust tests
         run: |
           cargo test
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 08217730..cf7b8675 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ integration-tests: install-router install-launcher
 	cargo test
 
 python-tests:
-	cd server && pytest tests
+	cd server && HF_HUB_ENABLE_HF_TRANSFER=1 pytest tests
 
 run-bloom-560m:
 	text-generation-launcher --model-id bigscience/bloom-560m --num-shard 2