diff --git a/share/spack/gitlab/cloud_pipelines/stacks/e4s/spack.yaml b/share/spack/gitlab/cloud_pipelines/stacks/e4s/spack.yaml
index bae0d73f5a..9bb5b728da 100644
--- a/share/spack/gitlab/cloud_pipelines/stacks/e4s/spack.yaml
+++ b/share/spack/gitlab/cloud_pipelines/stacks/e4s/spack.yaml
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ spack:
   - mpifileutils ~xattr
   - nccmp
   - nco
+  - nekbone +mpi
   - netlib-scalapack
   - nrm
   - nvhpc
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ spack:
   # --
   # - geopm                           # geopm: https://github.com/spack/spack/issues/38795
   # - glvis                           # glvis: https://github.com/spack/spack/issues/42839
+  # - nek5000 +mpi +visit             # nek5000:  Error: AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'propagate': 'VISIT_INSTALL="' + spec["visit"].prefix.bin + '"',
 
   # PYTHON PACKAGES
   - opencv +python3