diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
index 989cc17141..b8b23c1929 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install
       run: |
         pwd
+        ./open_spiel/scripts/ci_python_prechecks.sh
         chmod +x install.sh
         ./install.sh
     - name: Build and test
diff --git a/open_spiel/scripts/ci_python_prechecks.sh b/open_spiel/scripts/ci_python_prechecks.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..42546e3f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/open_spiel/scripts/ci_python_prechecks.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Copyright 2019 DeepMind Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+OS=`uname -a | awk '{print $1}'`
+if [[ "$OS" = "Darwin" ]]; then
+  # This seems to be necessary to install python via brew in Github Actions
+  rm -f /usr/local/bin/2to3-${OS_PYTHON_VERSION}
+  rm -f /usr/local/bin/idle${OS_PYTHON_VERSION}
+  rm -f /usr/local/bin/pydoc${OS_PYTHON_VERSION}
+  rm -f /usr/local/bin/python${OS_PYTHON_VERSION}
+  rm -f /usr/local/bin/python${OS_PYTHON_VERSION}* 
+fi
+