diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 03eb3a8171..bc24e2d037 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ test-rebase-to-mainline:
 #                    "examples/KelvinHelmholtz" compile all cases within one gitlab job
 generate-reduced-matrix:
   variables:
-    PIC_INPUTS: "examples"
+    PIC_INPUTS: "examples tests"
     TEST_TUPLE_NUM_ELEM: 1
   extends: ".base_generate-reduced-matrix"