diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 6e2b6aca..025410f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ jobs:
           override: true
 
       - name: Rust unit tests
-        # if: ${{ github.repository == 'nrel/fastsim' && contains(github.event.pull_request.changed_files, 'rust/') }}
+        if: ${{ github.repository == 'nrel/fastsim' && contains(github.event.pull_request.changed_files, 'rust/') }}
         run: |
           cd rust/ && cargo test
 
       - name: Python unit tests 
-        # if: ${{ github.repository == 'nrel/fastsim' && (contains(github.event.pull_request.changed_files, 'python/') || contains(github.event.pull_request.changed_files, 'rust/')) }}
+        if: ${{ github.repository == 'nrel/fastsim' && (contains(github.event.pull_request.changed_files, 'python/') || contains(github.event.pull_request.changed_files, 'rust/')) }}
         run: |
           pip install -e ".[dev]" && pytest -v python/fastsim/tests/ 
           pytest -v python/fastsim/demos/
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yaml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yaml
index f858e8ad..77d35532 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: rustup target add aarch64-apple-darwin
         if: matrix.os == 'macos'
 
+# for some reason this make the tests run -- but altrios doesn't have this??
       - name: run cargo tests
         uses: actions-rs/toolchain@v1
         with: