diff --git a/.cirrus.star b/.cirrus.star
index 9056082c84bf..5bd79b42f275 100644
--- a/.cirrus.star
+++ b/.cirrus.star
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def main(ctx):
     # - commit message containing [wheel build]
     ######################################################################
 
-    if env.get("CIRRUS_REPO_FULL_NAME") != "scipy/scipy":
+    if env.get("CIRRUS_REPO_FULL_NAME") != "tylerjereddy/scipy":
         return []
 
     if env.get("CIRRUS_CRON", "") == "nightly":
diff --git a/ci/cirrus_general_ci.yml b/ci/cirrus_general_ci.yml
index b7f8fc0e52e2..0b6094439cf7 100644
--- a/ci/cirrus_general_ci.yml
+++ b/ci/cirrus_general_ci.yml
@@ -143,4 +143,6 @@ macos_arm64_test_task:
     python -m pip install click rich_click doit pydevtool
     python -m pip install pytest pooch
     export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/gfortran/lib:/opt/arm64-builds/lib
-    python dev.py test
+    python -m pip install torch array-api-compat
+    # spot check array API torch MPS device compliance
+    SCIPY_TORCH_DEVICE=mps python dev.py test -b numpy -b pytorch -s cluster
diff --git a/scipy/conftest.py b/scipy/conftest.py
index 3d2601f5ef18..d0fc6d7f3141 100644
--- a/scipy/conftest.py
+++ b/scipy/conftest.py
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ def check_fpu_mode(request):
 
 array_api_compatible = pytest.mark.parametrize("xp", array_api_backends)
 
+if "pytorch" in array_api_available_backends:
+    torch_device_setting = os.environ.get("SCIPY_TORCH_DEVICE", "cpu")
+    torch.set_default_device(torch_device_setting)
+
 skip_if_array_api = pytest.mark.skipif(
     SCIPY_ARRAY_API,
     reason="do not run with Array API on",