diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/test-packages.yml
index 1d3373f0..763c07cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-packages.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Move tests and delete Symfem source
         run: |
           mv symfem-src/test .
+          mv symfem-src/README .
           rm -r symfem-src
       - run: |
           wget -O symfem.tar.gz https://pypi.io/packages/source/s/symfem/symfem-2024.1.1.tar.gz
diff --git a/test/test_docs.py b/test/test_docs.py
index d7529c22..ea159898 100644
--- a/test/test_docs.py
+++ b/test/test_docs.py
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ def test_readme_elements():
                 elementlist[r] = []
             elementlist[r].append(e.names[0])
 
+    if not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),
+                          "../docs/index.rst")):
+        pytest.xfail("Could not find README.md")
+
     root = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "..")
     with open(os.path.join(root, "README.md")) as f:
         readme = f.read().split("# Available cells and elements")[1]