diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
index 716887b8..1a8b0e5b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
 # platform: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest] # , macos-latest
         platform: [ubuntu-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+        python-version: ['3.8', '3.9'] #issues with monai and 3.10; pausing for now. users should use python 3.9
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 115bea75..4579c9e8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ To avoid issues when installing on the ARM64 architecture, please follow these s
 
         git clone https://github.com/AdaptiveMotorControlLab/CellSeg3d.git
         cd CellSeg3d
-        conda env create -f conda/CellSeg3D_ARM64.yml
+        conda env create -f conda/napari_CellSeg3D_ARM64.yml
         conda activate napari_CellSeg3D_ARM64
 
 
diff --git a/napari_cellseg3d/_tests/test_plugin_training.py b/napari_cellseg3d/_tests/test_plugin_training.py
index 7ea61200..32edd0e0 100644
--- a/napari_cellseg3d/_tests/test_plugin_training.py
+++ b/napari_cellseg3d/_tests/test_plugin_training.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from monai.utils import set_determinism
+
 from napari_cellseg3d import config
 from napari_cellseg3d.code_plugins.plugin_model_training import (
     Trainer,
@@ -11,6 +13,7 @@
 
 
 def test_worker_configs(make_napari_viewer_proxy):
+    set_determinism(seed=0)
     viewer = make_napari_viewer_proxy()
     widget = Trainer(viewer=viewer)
     # test supervised config and worker