diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly_ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/nightly_ci.yaml
index e4d73584..b976b0b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly_ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly_ci.yaml
@@ -19,15 +19,6 @@ jobs:
             qutip-branch: 'qutip-4.7.X'
           - qutip-version: '5'
             qutip-branch: 'master'
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
-      with:
-        use-quiet-mode: 'yes'
-        folder-path: tutorials-v${{ matrix.qutip-version }}
-        #use config file to define 403 and 405 errors as valid links
-        #(APS blocks this link check)
-        config-file: mlc_config.json
 
     - name: Setup Conda
       uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
@@ -78,6 +69,9 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt install ffmpeg
         sudo apt install texlive-latex-extra
 
+    - name: Show environment
+      run: conda list
+
     - name: Convert Notebooks
       run: |
         rm -rf notebooks
@@ -107,6 +101,18 @@ jobs:
           notebooks/*.ipynb
           notebooks/**/*.ipynb
 
+  markdown-link-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: tcort/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
+        with:
+          use-quiet-mode: 'yes'
+          folder-path: 'tutorials-v4, tutorials-v5'
+          #use config file to define 403 and 405 errors as valid links
+          #(APS blocks this link check)
+          config-file: mlc_config.json
+
 
   finalise:
     needs: pytests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/notebook_ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/notebook_ci.yaml
index c51f3951..8f2f1610 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/notebook_ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/notebook_ci.yaml
@@ -23,14 +23,6 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-    - uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
-      with:
-        use-quiet-mode: 'yes'
-        folder-path: tutorials-v${{ matrix.qutip-version }}
-        #use config file to define 403 and 405 errors as valid links
-        #(APS blocks this link check)
-        config-file: mlc_external_config.json
-
     - name: Setup Conda
       uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
       with:
@@ -80,6 +72,9 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt install ffmpeg
         sudo apt install texlive-latex-extra
 
+    - name: Show environment
+      run: conda list
+
     - name: Convert Notebooks
       run: |
         rm -rf notebooks
@@ -108,14 +103,18 @@ jobs:
         path: |
           notebooks/*.ipynb
           notebooks/**/*.ipynb
-   
-    - uses: gaurav-nelson/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
-      with:
-        use-quiet-mode: 'yes'
-        folder-path: tutorials-v${{ matrix.qutip-version }}
-        #use config file to define 403 and 405 errors as valid links
-        #(APS blocks this link check)
-        config-file: mlc_config.json
+
+  markdown-link-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: tcort/github-action-markdown-link-check@v1
+        with:
+          use-quiet-mode: 'yes'
+          folder-path: 'tutorials-v4, tutorials-v5'
+          #use config file to define 403 and 405 errors as valid links
+          #(APS blocks this link check)
+          config-file: mlc_external_config.json
 
   publish:
     needs: pytests
diff --git a/test_environment-v4.yml b/test_environment-v4.yml
index daa190f3..a32e5e73 100644
--- a/test_environment-v4.yml
+++ b/test_environment-v4.yml
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ dependencies:
 - jupytext==1.13.8
 - jupyter==1.0.0
 - ipykernel==6.17.1  # 6.18.0 was yanked but is still present on conda-forge
+- matplotlib-inline==0.1.7