diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9460a2cfe4a304e03f097fe1a95a7d78597ba751..0d5eae5d860fe8de53bf696f67fc11baed0fd707 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -204,7 +204,19 @@ plotting-python-3.7:
     - schedules
   script:
     - python -m pip install .
-    - python -m pip install ligo.skymap
+    - python -m pip install "ligo.skymap>=0.5.3"
+    - pytest test/gw/plot_test.py
+
+
+plotting-python-3.9:
+  stage: test
+  image: containers.ligo.org/lscsoft/bilby/v2-bilby-python37
+  needs: ["basic-3.9", "precommits-py3.9"]
+  only:
+    - schedules
+  script:
+    - python -m pip install .
+    - python -m pip install "ligo.skymap>=0.5.3"
     - pytest test/gw/plot_test.py