diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_release.yml b/.github/workflows/test_and_release.yml
index 5180c308..9c06f2e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_release.yml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
+      # - name: Install dependencies
+      #   run: python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
       - name: Run the tests
         run: |
           python setup.py test
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9ce1e890..922df609 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ def import_setuptools_setup():
         return setup
 
     setup = import_setuptools_setup()
+    print("import_setuptools_setup", setup, setup or not attempt_to_install_setuptools)
     if setup or not attempt_to_install_setuptools:
         return setup
     import suds_devel.ez_setup_versioned
@@ -267,8 +268,10 @@ def import_setuptools_setup():
         ez_setup.use_setuptools()
     except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit):
         raise
-    except Exception:
+    except Exception as e:
+        print("acquire_setuptools_setup ", e)
         return
+    print("import_setuptools_setup 2", import_setuptools_setup())
     return import_setuptools_setup()
 
 setup = acquire_setuptools_setup()