diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_rust_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/test_rust_workflow.yml
index 76a4542668..680df601e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_rust_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_rust_workflow.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cache-all-crates: true
       - name: Flip raphtory-arrow in Cargo.toml
-        run: python ./scripts/flip_ra.py Cargo.toml
+        run: python ./scripts/flip_ra.py
       - name: Install bininstall
         uses: cargo-bins/cargo-binstall@main
       - name: Install nextest
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           RUSTFLAGS: -Awarnings
           TEMPDIR: ${{ runner.temp }}
         run: |
-          cargo nextest run --all --no-default-features
+          cargo nextest run --all --no-default-features --features "arrow"
       - name: Run Tests (features=io)
         env:
           RUSTFLAGS: -Awarnings
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b1b4fa8f30..706a308552 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ rust-build-docs:
 	cargo doc --no-deps -p raphtory -q
 
 rust-build-readthedocs:
-	./scripts/hide_arrow_dep.sh
 	cargo doc --no-deps -p raphtory -q --target-dir $(RUST_READTHEDOCS_DOCS_TARGET)
 	rm -rf $(RUST_READTHEDOCS_DOCS_TARGET)/debug
 	mv $(RUST_READTHEDOCS_DOCS_TARGET)/doc/* $(RUST_READTHEDOCS_DOCS_TARGET)
diff --git a/scripts/flip_ra.py b/scripts/flip_ra.py
index 3a0a849e92..73e21ebaba 100755
--- a/scripts/flip_ra.py
+++ b/scripts/flip_ra.py
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-import sys
-import tempfile
 import shutil
+import os, stat
+import subprocess
 
+directory = "./raphtory-arrow"
 
-if len(sys.argv) != 2:
-    print("Usage: flip_ra.py <file>")
-    sys.exit(1)
+def remove_readonly(func, path, _):
+    "Clear the readonly bit and reattempt the removal"
+    os.chmod(path, stat.S_IWRITE)
+    func(path)
 
-file = sys.argv[1]
+shutil.rmtree(directory, onerror=remove_readonly)
 
-with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False, mode='w') as tmp:
-    tmp_file_name = tmp.name
-    with open(file, 'r') as f:
-        for line in f:
-            if line.startswith("#flip raphtory-arrow"):
-                line = line.replace("#flip raphtory-arrow", "raphtory-arrow", 1)
-            elif line.startswith("raphtory-arrow"):
-                line = line.replace("raphtory-arrow", "#flip raphtory-arrow", 1)
-            tmp.write(line)
-
-shutil.move(tmp_file_name, file)
+subprocess.run(
+    [
+        "git",
+        "clone",
+        "--depth",
+        "1",
+        "git@github.com:Pometry/raphtory-arrow.git",
+        "raphtory-arrow",
+    ]
+)