diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 94e869e..f54bb1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install the package
         run: |
           python -m pip install .[all]
-          python -m pip install amici
+          AMICI_PARALLEL_COMPILE="" python -m pip install amici
 
       #############################################
       ## Lint
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ jobs:
         run: python -m pip install .[tests]
 
       - name: Run the tests
+        env:
+          AMICI_PARALLEL_COMPILE: ""
         run: python -m pytest tests/ --cov=./biosimulators_amici/ --cov-report=xml
 
       - name: Upload the coverage report to Codecov
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 733d3ef..fe89b9c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -48,12 +48,13 @@ RUN apt-get update -y \
 # Copy code for command-line interface into image and install it
 COPY . /root/Biosimulators_AMICI
 RUN pip install pip==23.0.1
-RUN SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION_FOR_BIOSIMULATORS_AMICI=${VERSION} pip install sympy /root/Biosimulators_AMICI \
+RUN SETUPTOOLS_SCM_PRETEND_VERSION_FOR_BIOSIMULATORS_AMICI=${VERSION} pip install /root/Biosimulators_AMICI \
     && rm -rf /root/Biosimulators_AMICI
 #RUN pip install sympy /root/Biosimulators_AMICI amici==${SIMULATOR_VERSION} \
 #    && rm -rf /root/Biosimulators_AMICI
 ENV VERBOSE=0 \
-    MPLBACKEND=PDF
+    MPLBACKEND=PDF \
+    AMICI_PARALLEL_COMPILE=""
 
 # Entrypoint
 ENTRYPOINT ["biosimulators-amici"]