diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_build.yml b/.github/workflows/test_and_build.yml
index bfad18a2e..d0c3f71fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_build.yml
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ jobs:
         id: coverageAttempt3
         if: steps.coverageAttempt2.outcome == 'failure'
         # Continue even if it failed 3 times... (sheesh! use codecov instead)
-        continue-on-error: true
+        continue-on-error: false
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           COVERALLS_FLAG_NAME: ${{ matrix.os }}/${{ matrix.slowtask }}
diff --git a/graphblas/tests/test_io.py b/graphblas/tests/test_io.py
index bda41759b..671b12bd6 100644
--- a/graphblas/tests/test_io.py
+++ b/graphblas/tests/test_io.py
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def test_scipy_sparse():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif("not ak")
-@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="Need to investigate test failure")
+@pytest.mark.xfail(np.__version__[:5] == "1.25.", reason="awkward bug with numpy 1.25")
 def test_awkward_roundtrip():
     # Vector
     v = gb.Vector.from_coo([1, 3, 5], [20, 21, -5], size=22)
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ def test_awkward_roundtrip():
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif("not ak")
-@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="Need to investigate test failure")
+@pytest.mark.xfail(np.__version__[:5] == "1.25.", reason="awkward bug with numpy 1.25")
 def test_awkward_iso_roundtrip():
     # Vector
     v = gb.Vector.from_coo([1, 3, 5], [20, 20, 20], size=22)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index ba8ec0095..9e57b8296 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ line_length = 100
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
 minversion = "6.0"
 testpaths = "graphblas/tests"
-xfail_strict = false  # TODO: re-enable this when awkward test failures are fixed
+xfail_strict = true
 addopts = [
     "--strict-config",  # Force error if config is mispelled
     "--strict-markers",  # Force error if marker is mispelled (must be defined in config)