diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index e3a4857..1514dea 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Python
         run: |
           python3 -m venv .venv
-          .venv/bin/pip install --quiet -e ".[dev]"
+          if [ -f pyproject.toml ]; then
+            .venv/bin/pip install --quiet -e ".[dev]"
+          else
+            echo "No pyproject.toml, skipping dev install"
+          fi
 
       - name: Run tests (exclude E2E)
         run: |