diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5f9356040c..08f815c3a4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ jobs:
             python-version: 3.8
             mpi: y
             omp: y
+          - libmesh: y
+            python-version: 3.8
+            mpi: n
+            omp: y
           - event: y
             python-version: 3.8
             omp: y
@@ -58,7 +62,8 @@ jobs:
             omp: n
             mpi: y
     name: 'Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} (omp=${{ matrix.omp }},
-      mpi=${{ matrix.mpi }}, dagmc=${{ matrix.dagmc }}, event=${{ matrix.event }}
+      mpi=${{ matrix.mpi }}, dagmc=${{ matrix.dagmc }},
+      libmesh=${{ matrix.libmesh }}, event=${{ matrix.event }}
       vectfit=${{ matrix.vectfit }})'
 
     env:
diff --git a/tools/ci/gha-install-libmesh.sh b/tools/ci/gha-install-libmesh.sh
index 751c42fb06..7195b2781d 100755
--- a/tools/ci/gha-install-libmesh.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/gha-install-libmesh.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,15 @@ mkdir LIBMESH && cd LIBMESH
 git clone https://github.com/libmesh/libmesh -b v1.6.0 --recurse-submodules
 mkdir build && cd build
 export METHODS="opt"
-../libmesh/configure --prefix=$HOME/LIBMESH CXX=mpicxx.mpich CC=mpicc.mpich FC=mpifort.mpich F77=mpif77.mpich --enable-exodus --disable-netcdf-4 --disable-eigen --disable-lapack
+
+
+if [[ $MPI == 'y']]; then
+../libmesh/configure --prefix=$HOME/LIBMESH CXX=mpicxx.mpich CC=mpicc.mpich FC=mpifort.mpich F77=mpif77.mpich \
+--enable-exodus --disable-netcdf-4 --disable-eigen --disable-lapack
+else
+../libmesh/configure --prefix=$HOME/LIBMESH CXX=mpicxx.mpich CC=mpicc.mpich FC=mpifort.mpich F77=mpif77.mpich \
+--enable-exodus --disable-netcdf-4 --disable-eigen --disable-lapack
+fi
 make -j4 install
 export LIBMESH_PC=$HOME/LIBMESH/lib/pkgconfig/
 rm -rf $HOME/LIBMESH/build