diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3712c825a5..de9dd2ec74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ env:
   DPF_PORT: 21004
   MAPDL_PACKAGE: ghcr.io/ansys/mapdl
   ON_CI: True
-  PYTEST_ARGUMENTS: '-vvv -rxXsa --color=yes --durations=10 --random-order --random-order-bucket=class --maxfail=10 --reruns 3 --reruns-delay 4 --cov=ansys.mapdl.core --cov-report=html --timeout=40'
+  PYTEST_ARGUMENTS: '-vvv -rxXsal --full-trace --tb=long --color=yes --durations=10 --random-order --random-order-bucket=class --maxfail=10 --reruns 3 --reruns-delay 4 --cov=ansys.mapdl.core --cov-report=html  --timeout=40'
 
   BUILD_CHEATSHEET: True
   PYMAPDL_DEBUG_TESTING: True
diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/3615.dependencies.md b/doc/changelog.d/3615.dependencies.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f83a709d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/3615.dependencies.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+build: update to vtk 9.4.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 8076a4ad86..18d4b60d8b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jupyter = [
 
 tests = [
     "ansys-dpf-core==0.10.1",
-    "ansys-tools-visualization-interface==0.6.0",
+    "ansys-tools-visualization-interface==0.6.2",
     "autopep8==2.3.1",
     "matplotlib==3.9.3",
     "pandas==2.2.3",
@@ -69,13 +69,13 @@ tests = [
     "pytest-timeout==2.3.1",
     "pytest==8.3.4",
     "scipy==1.14.1",
-    "vtk==9.3.1",
+    "vtk==9.4.0",
 ]
 doc = [
     "ansys-dpf-core==0.10.1",
     "ansys-mapdl-reader==0.54.2",
     "ansys-sphinx-theme==1.2.3",
-    "ansys-tools-visualization-interface==0.6.0",
+    "ansys-tools-visualization-interface==0.6.2",
     "grpcio==1.68.1",
     "imageio-ffmpeg==0.5.1",
     "imageio==2.36.1",
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ doc = [
     "sphinx==8.1.3",
     "sphinxcontrib-websupport==2.0.0",
     "sphinxemoji==0.3.1",
-    "vtk==9.3.1",
+    "vtk==9.4.0",
 ]
 
 [tool.flit.module]
diff --git a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/plotting/visualizer.py b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/plotting/visualizer.py
index 6f36a527bd..05e9843490 100644
--- a/src/ansys/mapdl/core/plotting/visualizer.py
+++ b/src/ansys/mapdl/core/plotting/visualizer.py
@@ -225,15 +225,10 @@ def get_meshes_from_plotter(self):
         list[pv.PolyData]
             Plotted meshes.
         """
-        datasets = []
-        for actor in self.scene.actors.values():
-            if hasattr(actor, "mapper"):
-                datasets.append(actor.mapper.dataset)
-
         return [
             actor.mapper.dataset
             for actor in self.scene.actors.values()
-            if hasattr(actor, "mapper")
+            if hasattr(actor, "mapper") and hasattr(actor.mapper, "dataset")
         ]
 
     def add_labels(
@@ -856,4 +851,12 @@ def scene(self):
     @property
     def meshes(self):
         """Return the meshes."""
-        return self.scene.meshes
+        try:
+            # Pyvista 0.44.2 makes this method to fail, so adding a backup plan
+            return self.scene.meshes
+        except AttributeError:
+            return [
+                actor.mapper.dataset
+                for actor in self.scene.actors.values()
+                if hasattr(actor, "mapper") and hasattr(actor.mapper, "dataset")
+            ]