diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 775fb89ef95e8bf2e580938e797e68f49081e2b4..5f8ee1768f86d5adadb9f6397b6701fac0fa68e3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ test_client:
     - cd app/client
     - npm install
     - npm run test
-  except:
-    - master # only for now to speed up dev
+  when: always
     
 test_server:
   stage: test
@@ -36,8 +35,7 @@ test_server:
     - cd app/server
     - npm install
     - npm run test
-  except:
-    - master # only for now to speed up dev
+  when: always
 
 build_client:
   stage: build