diff --git a/bioconda_utils/bioconda_utils-requirements.txt b/bioconda_utils/bioconda_utils-requirements.txt
index 2b8dcbf655..97c55ba97c 100644
--- a/bioconda_utils/bioconda_utils-requirements.txt
+++ b/bioconda_utils/bioconda_utils-requirements.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ conda=24.3.*
 conda-libmamba-solver=24.1.*
 conda-build=24.3.*
 conda-index=0.4.*
+conda-package-streaming=0.9.*
 mamba=1.5.*
 boa=0.17.*
 
diff --git a/bioconda_utils/pkg_test.py b/bioconda_utils/pkg_test.py
index 950cede3b6..4db38acef9 100644
--- a/bioconda_utils/pkg_test.py
+++ b/bioconda_utils/pkg_test.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 from conda_build.metadata import MetaData
 from conda_index.index import update_index
+from conda_package_streaming.package_streaming import stream_conda_info
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -23,8 +24,9 @@
 def get_tests(path):
     "Extract tests from a built package"
     tmp = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-    t = tarfile.open(path)
-    t.extractall(tmp)
+    for tar, member in stream_conda_info(path):
+        if member.name.startswith("info/recipe/"):
+            tar.extract(member, tmp)
     input_dir = os.path.join(tmp, 'info', 'recipe')
 
     tests = [