diff --git a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
index a87c8aa39..79af00ccc 100644
--- a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ run go tests idk race:
   retry: 1
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG == null && ($CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web")'
+      changes:
+        - idk
+        - client
   script:
     - echo "Running test-all-race"
     - cd ./idk/
@@ -306,6 +309,9 @@ run go tests idk shard transactional:
   retry: 1
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG == null && ($CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web")'
+      changes:
+        - idk
+        - client
   script:
     - echo "Running shard transactional tests"
     - cd ./idk/
@@ -346,6 +352,9 @@ run go tests idk 533:
     - make shutdown
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG == null && ($CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web")'
+      changes:
+        - idk
+        - client
   tags:
     - shell
     - aws
@@ -375,6 +384,9 @@ run go tests idk sasl:
     - make shutdown
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_TAG == null && ($CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web")'
+      changes:
+        - idk
+        - client
   tags:
     - shell
     - aws
@@ -403,8 +415,13 @@ upload to sonarcloud:
     - job: run jest tests
     - job: clustertests
     - job: run go tests idk race
+      optional: true
+    - job: run go tests idk shard transactional
+      optional: true
     - job: run go tests idk sasl
+      optional: true
     - job: run go tests idk 533
+      optional: true
 
 build for linux arm64:
   stage: build
@@ -1343,3 +1360,4 @@ cleanup_build_job:
   needs:
     - job: smoke test
     - job: smoke test auth
+