diff --git a/.github/checkgroup.yml b/.github/checkgroup.yml
index 4a075d9257..4d0f1ca809 100644
--- a/.github/checkgroup.yml
+++ b/.github/checkgroup.yml
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ subprojects:
       - "app-pytest (ubuntu-20.04, lightning, 3.9, latest)"
       - "app-pytest (windows-2022, app, 3.8, latest)"
       - "app-pytest (windows-2022, app, 3.8, oldest)"
-      - "app-pytest (windows-2022, lightning, 3.9, latest)"
+      - "app-pytest (windows-2022, lightning, 3.8, latest)"
 
   - id: "lightning_app: Examples"
     paths:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-app-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-app-tests.yml
index 907a4f9e50..2449690207 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-app-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-app-tests.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           # "lightning" installs the monolithic package
           - {os: "macOS-11", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.9", requires: "latest"}
           - {os: "ubuntu-20.04", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.9", requires: "latest"}
-          - {os: "windows-2022", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.9", requires: "latest"}
+          - {os: "windows-2022", pkg-name: "lightning", python-version: "3.8", requires: "latest"}
 
     # Timeout: https://stackoverflow.com/a/59076067/4521646
     timeout-minutes: 30