diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index c69006b2..a66f633d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.10'
       - uses: pre-commit/action@v3.0.1
 
   docker_tests:
diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index 46b8ad47..1d2abf67 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 TEST_INPUT_DATA_DIR = os.path.join(TEST_DATA_DIR, "input")
 TEST_COMPARE_DATA_DIR = os.path.join(TEST_DATA_DIR, "compare")
 RASTERIO_GE_14 = version.parse(rasterio.__version__) >= version.parse("1.4.0")
+RASTERIO_GE_143 = version.parse(rasterio.__version__) >= version.parse("1.4.3")
 GDAL_GE_36 = version.parse(rasterio.__gdal_version__) >= version.parse("3.6.0")
 GDAL_GE_361 = version.parse(rasterio.__gdal_version__) >= version.parse("3.6.1")
 GDAL_GE_364 = version.parse(rasterio.__gdal_version__) >= version.parse("3.6.4")
diff --git a/test/integration/test_integration__io.py b/test/integration/test_integration__io.py
index 1801f27a..164c1778 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_integration__io.py
+++ b/test/integration/test_integration__io.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import contextlib
 import io
 import itertools
+import logging
 import os
 import pickle
 import shutil
@@ -863,13 +864,19 @@ def test_http_url():
         assert isinstance(actual.data, dask.array.Array)
 
 
-def test_rasterio_environment():
+def test_rasterio_environment(tmp_path):
+    log = logging.getLogger("rasterio._env")
+    log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+    logfile = tmp_path / "file.log"
+    fh = logging.FileHandler(logfile)
+    log.addHandler(fh)
     with create_tmp_geotiff() as (tmp_file, expected):
         # Should fail with error since suffix not allowed
-        with pytest.raises(Exception):
-            with rasterio.Env(GDAL_SKIP="GTiff"):
-                with rioxarray.open_rasterio(tmp_file) as actual:
-                    assert_allclose(actual, expected)
+        with rasterio.Env(CPL_DEBUG=True):
+            with rioxarray.open_rasterio(tmp_file) as actual:
+                assert_allclose(actual.load(), expected)
+
+    assert f"GDAL: GDALOpen({tmp_file}" in logfile.read_text()
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("band_as_variable", [True, False])
diff --git a/test/integration/test_integration_merge.py b/test/integration/test_integration_merge.py
index e135e386..d22ae4fe 100644
--- a/test/integration/test_integration_merge.py
+++ b/test/integration/test_integration_merge.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 from rioxarray import open_rasterio
 from rioxarray.merge import merge_arrays, merge_datasets
-from test.conftest import RASTERIO_GE_14, TEST_INPUT_DATA_DIR
+from test.conftest import RASTERIO_GE_14, RASTERIO_GE_143, TEST_INPUT_DATA_DIR
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("squeeze", [True, False])
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def test_merge__different_crs(dataset):
             (-7300984.0238134, 5003618.5908794, -7224054.1109682, 5050108.6101528),
         )
         assert merged.rio.shape == (84, 139)
-        if RASTERIO_GE_14:
+        if RASTERIO_GE_14 and not RASTERIO_GE_143:
             assert_almost_equal(test_sum, -126821853)
         else:
             assert_almost_equal(test_sum, -131734881)