diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 9b12bd89..6479bfca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
             "config": .info.config,
             "dir": .info.config | capture("^(?<dir>.*\/)").dir
           }
-        ]' ${{ steps.ns_list_filtered.outputs.output_file }} )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        ]' ${{ !contains(github.event.head_commit.message, 'ci force') && steps.ns_list.outputs.output_file || steps.ns_list_filtered.outputs.output_file }} )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
   # phase 2
   viash_test: