diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI_parallel.yml b/.github/workflows/CI_parallel.yml
index 2d3079128..5187399c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI_parallel.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI_parallel.yml
@@ -74,9 +74,10 @@ jobs:
       #     path: /home/runner/metis-5.1.0
       #     key: metis-${{ runner.os }}-b
 
-      - name: Install METIS
+      - name: Install METIS (intel)
         # if: (steps.cache-metis.outputs.cache-hit != 'true')
         # wget "http://glaros.dtc.umn.edu/gkhome/fetch/sw/metis/metis-5.1.0.tar.gz" (OLD LINK TO METIS)
+        if: (matrix.compiler == 'ifort') 
         run: |
           source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh || true
           wget "https://src.fedoraproject.org/lookaside/pkgs/metis/metis-5.1.0.tar.gz/5465e67079419a69e0116de24fce58fe/metis-5.1.0.tar.gz" 
@@ -89,6 +90,19 @@ jobs:
 #          export METIS_HOME=~/metis-5.1.0/build/Linux-x86_64
 #          echo $METIS_HOME
 
+      - name: Install METIS (gnu)
+      # if: (steps.cache-metis.outputs.cache-hit != 'true')
+      # wget "http://glaros.dtc.umn.edu/gkhome/fetch/sw/metis/metis-5.1.0.tar.gz" (OLD LINK TO METIS)
+        if: (matrix.compiler == 'gfortran') 
+        run: |
+          wget "https://src.fedoraproject.org/lookaside/pkgs/metis/metis-5.1.0.tar.gz/5465e67079419a69e0116de24fce58fe/metis-5.1.0.tar.gz" 
+          tar -xvf metis-5.1.0.tar.gz
+          cd metis-5.1.0
+          make config cc=gcc
+          make
+          mv /home/runner/work/horses3d/horses3d/metis-5.1.0/build/Linux-x86_64/libmetis /home/runner/work/horses3d/horses3d/metis-5.1.0/build/Linux-x86_64/lib
+          mv /home/runner/work/horses3d/horses3d/metis-5.1.0/build/Linux-x86_64/programs /home/runner/work/horses3d/horses3d/metis-5.1.0/build/Linux-x86_64/bin
+
       - name: Check METIS PATH
         run: echo $METIS_HOME