diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 383bfb3c2..5cb7acb57 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: debug
+        run: ls
+
       - name: Install Conda environment with Micromamba
         uses: mamba-org/setup-micromamba@v2
         with:
@@ -267,10 +270,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: extension-artifacts
 
-      - name: debug
-        run: ls
-
-      - name: Install the extension
+      - name: Install the extension artifacts
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
           set -eux
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ jobs:
           cp ./jupytergis_qgis/dist/jupytergis*.whl jupytergis_qgis-0.0.1-py3-none-any.whl
           cp ./jupytergis_lite/dist/jupytergis*.whl jupytergis_lite-0.0.1-py3-none-any.whl
           cp ./jupytergis/dist/jupytergis*.whl jupytergis-0.0.1-py3-none-any.whl
+          pip install ./jupytergis_core/dist/jupytergis*.whl ./jupytergis_lab/dist/jupytergis*.whl ./jupytergis_lite/dist/jupytergis*.whl ./jupytergis/dist/jupytergis*.whl
 
       - name: Build JupyterLite
         shell: bash -l {0}
diff --git a/packages/base/src/tools.ts b/packages/base/src/tools.ts
index 59aa534cd..2767c8ca7 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/tools.ts
+++ b/packages/base/src/tools.ts
@@ -394,13 +394,8 @@ const fetchWithProxies = async <T>(
   model: IJupyterGISModel,
   parseResponse: (response: Response) => Promise<T>
 ): Promise<T | null> => {
-  let settings: any = null;
 
-  try {
-    settings = await model.getSettings();
-  } catch (e) {
-    console.warn('Failed to get settings from model. Falling back.', e);
-  }
+  const settings = await model.getSettings();
 
   const proxyUrl =
     settings && settings.proxyUrl ? settings.proxyUrl : 'https://corsproxy.io';
diff --git a/python/jupytergis_core/src/jgisplugin/plugins.ts b/python/jupytergis_core/src/jgisplugin/plugins.ts
index 3c3b54e54..cd96e320a 100644
--- a/python/jupytergis_core/src/jgisplugin/plugins.ts
+++ b/python/jupytergis_core/src/jgisplugin/plugins.ts
@@ -62,12 +62,8 @@ const activate = async (
 
   let settings: ISettingRegistry.ISettings | null = null;
 
-  try {
-    settings = await settingRegistry.load(SETTINGS_ID);
-    console.log(`Loaded settings for ${SETTINGS_ID}`, settings);
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.warn(`Failed to load settings for ${SETTINGS_ID}`, error);
-  }
+  settings = await settingRegistry.load(SETTINGS_ID);
+  console.log(`Loaded settings for ${SETTINGS_ID}`, settings);
 
   const widgetFactory = new JupyterGISDocumentWidgetFactory({
     name: FACTORY,