diff --git a/scripts/test.sh b/scripts/test.sh
index 26b82d38..acec55d1 100755
--- a/scripts/test.sh
+++ b/scripts/test.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ if [[ "$(uname)" == MINGW* ]]; then
 else
    EXT="sh";
 fi
+echo finding installer
 INSTALLER_PATH=$(find build/ -name "*forge*.${EXT}" | head -n 1)
+echo found ${INSTALLER_PATH}
 INSTALLER_NAME=$(basename "${INSTALLER_PATH}" | cut -d "-" -f 1)
 INSTALLER_EXE=$(basename "${INSTALLER_PATH}")
 
@@ -46,18 +48,13 @@ if [[ "$(uname)" == MINGW* ]]; then
   conda.exe install r-base --yes --quiet
   conda.exe list
 
-  # hmaarrfk -- 2023/02
-  # For some reason the Mambaforge-Linux-ppc64le works fine in under 15 mins on a branch
-  # but then fails to build within the 6 hour time limit on the release CI.
-  if [[ "${INSTALLER_EXE}" != "*-Linux-ppc64le.sh" ]]; then
-    echo "***** Checking for boa compatibility *****"
-    mamba_version_start=$(mamba --version | grep mamba | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
-    mamba.exe install boa --yes
-    mamba_version_end=$(mamba --version | grep mamba | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
-    if [[ "${mamba_version_start}" != "${mamba_version_end}" ]]; then
-        echo "mamba version changed from ${mamba_version_start} to ${mamba_version_end}"
-        exit 1
-    fi
+  echo "***** Checking for boa compatibility *****"
+  mamba_version_start=$(mamba --version | grep mamba | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
+  mamba.exe install boa --yes
+  mamba_version_end=$(mamba --version | grep mamba | cut -d ' ' -f 2)
+  if [[ "${mamba_version_start}" != "${mamba_version_end}" ]]; then
+      echo "mamba version changed from ${mamba_version_start} to ${mamba_version_end}"
+      exit 1
   fi
 else
   # Test one of our installers in batch mode