diff --git a/.github/workflows/downstream.yml b/.github/workflows/downstream.yml
index b6a8c37..8671ebd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/downstream.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/downstream.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
             # force it to use this PR's version of the package
             Pkg.develop(PackageSpec(path="."))  # resolver may fail with main deps
             Pkg.update()
-            Pkg.test(; coverage = true)  # resolver may fail with test time deps
+            Pkg.test(; coverage = true, test_args=["--downstream_integration_test"])  # resolver may fail with test time deps
           catch err
             err isa Pkg.Resolve.ResolverError || rethrow()
             # If we can't resolve that means this is incompatible by SemVer and this is fine
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 7513152..457f7a5 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ import Aqua
 import Random
 using Test
 
+downstream_test = "--downstream_integration_test" in ARGS
 @testset "Project quality" begin
     Aqua.test_all(ArrayLayouts,
     	ambiguities = false,
     	piracies = (; broken=true),
+        stale_deps = !downstream_test,
     )
 end