diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 6370611a6..6c3535d7a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -155,7 +155,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           path: test-crates/targets
           key: test-crates-${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.rustup.outputs.rustc_hash }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}-${{ hashFiles('test-crates/*/Cargo.lock') }}
+      - name: Set MATURIN_TEST_PYTHON for PyPy
+        shell: bash
+        if: contains(matrix.python-version, 'pypy')
+        run: echo "MATURIN_TEST_PYTHON=python3" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       - name: cargo test
+        env:
+          MATURIN_TEST_PYTHON: python3
         run: cargo nextest run --features password-storage
       - name: test cross compiling with zig
         if: ${{ !contains(matrix.python-version, 'pypy') }}