diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_vs_ert.yml b/.github/workflows/test_vs_ert.yml
index 029551a..744c58e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_vs_ert.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_vs_ert.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run test vs ERT
         # the promise install is needed due to bug in ERT installer; remove when fixed
         run: >
-          python -m pip install ert &&
+          python -m pip install ert>=2.38.0b5 &&
           python -m pip install promise &&
           python -m pytest tests/test_vs_ert --disable-warnings -x
diff --git a/src/xtgeoapp_grd3dmaps/hook_implementations/jobs.py b/src/xtgeoapp_grd3dmaps/hook_implementations/jobs.py
index 3dc73b6..2d51b49 100644
--- a/src/xtgeoapp_grd3dmaps/hook_implementations/jobs.py
+++ b/src/xtgeoapp_grd3dmaps/hook_implementations/jobs.py
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 import os
 from pkg_resources import resource_filename
 
-from ert_shared.plugins.plugin_manager import hook_implementation
-from ert_shared.plugins.plugin_response import plugin_response
+try:
+    from ert_shared.plugins.plugin_manager import hook_implementation
+    from ert_shared.plugins.plugin_response import plugin_response
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    from ert.shared.plugins.plugin_manager import hook_implementation
+    from ert.shared.plugins.plugin_response import plugin_response
 
 PLUGIN_NAME = "xtgeoapp_grd3dmaps"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_vs_ert/test_hook_implementations.py b/tests/test_vs_ert/test_hook_implementations.py
index 097838d..1b47a9b 100644
--- a/tests/test_vs_ert/test_hook_implementations.py
+++ b/tests/test_vs_ert/test_hook_implementations.py
@@ -8,12 +8,18 @@
 try:
     import ert_shared  # noqa
 except ImportError:
-    pytest.skip(
-        "Not testing ERT hooks when ERT is not installed", allow_module_level=True
-    )
+    try:
+        import ert # noqa
+    except ImportError:
+        pytest.skip(
+            "Not testing ERT hooks when ERT is not installed", allow_module_level=True
+        )
 
 import xtgeoapp_grd3dmaps.hook_implementations.jobs as jobs
-from ert_shared.plugins.plugin_manager import ErtPluginManager
+try:
+    from ert_shared.plugins.plugin_manager import ErtPluginManager
+except ModuleNotFoundError:
+    from ert.shared.plugins.plugin_manager import ErtPluginManager
 
 EXPECTED_JOBS = {
     "GRID3D_AVERAGE_MAP": "xtgeoapp_grd3dmaps/config_jobs/GRID3D_AVERAGE_MAP",