diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5d5fff17..7e3cd714 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -42,13 +42,18 @@ jobs:
           - 'false' # needed for 1.9+ to test from a session using pkgimages
         exclude:
           - os: macOS-latest
-            julia-arch: x86
+            julia-version: '1.6'
           - julia-version: '1.6'
             coverage: 'false'
           - julia-version: '1.7'
             coverage: 'false'
           - julia-version: '1.8'
             coverage: 'false'
+        include:
+          - os: macos-13 # Intel
+            julia-version: '1.6'
+        allow_failures:
+          - julia_version: nightly
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: julia-actions/setup-julia@latest