diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_scripts.yml b/.github/workflows/test_scripts.yml
index af9a14c5f0..b26699e8b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_scripts.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_scripts.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ jobs:
         config: [
             check_autotest_options,
             param_parse,
-        ]
+            python-cleanliness,
+            validate_board_list,
+       ]
     steps:
       # git checkout the PR
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/test_unit_tests.yml
index f7b8073369..54c660ea6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_unit_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_unit_tests.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: test unit tests and Python cleanliness
+name: test unit tests and sitl building
 
 on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 # paths:
@@ -23,17 +23,9 @@ jobs:
         ]
         config: [
             unit-tests,
-            python-cleanliness,
-            validate_board_list,
             sitl
             # examples,
         ]
-        exclude:
-          - config: [
-                python-cleanliness,
-                validate_board_list
-            ]
-            toolchain: clang
     steps:
       # git checkout the PR
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3