diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 749b4f036..1500e1880 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
 - Better handle images with signed pixel data ([#1695](../../pull/1695))
 - Reduce loading geojs when switching views in Girder ([#1699](../../pull/1699))
 
+### Changes
+
+- Ensure reading non-editable zarr files the c axis, if present, has a stride of 1 ([#1702](../../pull/1702))
+
 ## 1.30.1
 
 ### Improvements
diff --git a/sources/zarr/large_image_source_zarr/__init__.py b/sources/zarr/large_image_source_zarr/__init__.py
index dad83351c..638cef80a 100644
--- a/sources/zarr/large_image_source_zarr/__init__.py
+++ b/sources/zarr/large_image_source_zarr/__init__.py
@@ -446,10 +446,16 @@ def _validateZarr(self):
         stride = 1
         self._strides = {}
         self._axisCounts = {}
-        for _, k in sorted(
-            (-self._axes.get(k, 'tzc'.index(k) if k in 'tzc' else -1), k)
-            for k in self._axes if k not in 'xys'
-        ):
+        # If we aren't in editable mode, prefer the channel axis to have a
+        # stride of 1, then the z axis, then the t axis, then sorted by the
+        # axis name.
+        axisOrder = ((-'tzc'.index(k) if k in 'tzc' else 1, k)
+                     for k in self._axes if k not in 'xys')
+        # In editable mode, prefer the order that the axes are being written.
+        if self._editable:
+            axisOrder = ((-self._axes.get(k, 'tzc'.index(k) if k in 'tzc' else -1), k)
+                         for k in self._axes if k not in 'xys')
+        for _, k in sorted(axisOrder):
             self._strides[k] = stride
             self._axisCounts[k] = baseArray.shape[self._axes[k]]
             stride *= baseArray.shape[self._axes[k]]
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 192af5c7d..517fa7b99 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ skip_missing_interpreters = true
 toxworkdir = {toxinidir}/build/tox
 
 [testenv]
-passenv = PYTEST_*,COVERAGE_*,DICOMWEB_TEST_URL,DICOMWEB_TEST_TOKEN,GIRDER_BUILD_OPTIONS,PIP_*,CFLAGS
+passenv = PYTEST_*,COVERAGE_*,DICOMWEB_TEST_*,REDIS_TEST_*,GIRDER_BUILD_OPTIONS,PIP_*,CFLAGS
 extras =
   memcached
   redis
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ setenv =
 # Versions that do have all tile sources.  Using the requirements-dev.txt file
 # installs in editable mode, which then includes results in coverage.
 [testenv:test-py{38,39,310,311,312,313}]
+# Don't package for tests where we use editable modes
+package=skip
 passenv = {[testenv:test]passenv}
 deps =
   -rrequirements-dev.txt