diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-compile-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/clang-compile-tests.yml
index 6d340a7f5..52bdf31c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-compile-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-compile-tests.yml
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ jobs:
         pip install numpy
         pip install netCDF4
 
-    - name: Setup tmate session
-      uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
+    # uncomment these lines to debug mac build
+    # - name: Setup tmate session
+    #   uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
 
     - name: make
       run: |