diff --git a/.github/workflows/komodo_mac_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/komodo_mac_ci.yml
index c6a606aa725..d359538115b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/komodo_mac_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/komodo_mac_ci.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install deps (macOS)
         run: |
+          sysctl -n machdep.cpu.brand_string
           brew update
           brew upgrade
           brew tap discoteq/discoteq; brew install flock
@@ -53,7 +54,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install deps (Dice, Token, Faucet, Rewards CC)
         run: |
+          sysctl -n machdep.cpu.brand_string
+          brew install openssl
           brew install python3 curl
+          PYCURL_SSL_LIBRARY=openssl LDFLAGS="-L/usr/local/opt/openssl@3/lib" CPPFLAGS="-I/usr/local/opt/openssl@3/include" pip3 install --no-cache-dir pycurl
           python3 -m pip install setuptools wheel
           python3 -m pip install slick-bitcoinrpc pytest wget jsonschema
 
@@ -69,6 +73,8 @@ jobs:
           tar xzvf komodo-macos.tar.gz
           ./zcutil/fetch-params.sh
           cd qa/pytest_komodo
+          otool -h ../../src/komodod
+          otool -L ../../src/komodod
           ./ci_setup.sh "cc_modules/test_dice.py cc_modules/test_faucet.py cc_modules/test_token.py cc_modules/test_rewards.py"
 
   macos-test-oracles: