diff --git a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b6e1fba77..8cb6af4b3 100644
--- a/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ run go tests future:
   retry: 1
   script:
     - echo "Running featurebase unit tests..."
-    - PKG_LIST=$(go list ./... | grep -v internal/clustertests | paste -s -d, -)
+    - PKG_LIST=$(go list ./... | grep -Ev 'internal/clustertests|simulacraData' | paste -s -d, -)
     - go test -timeout=30m -json -coverprofile=coverage.out -covermode=atomic -coverpkg=${PKG_LIST} ./... | tee test-report.out
   artifacts:
     paths:
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ run go tests future plg:
   retry: 1
   script:
     - echo "Running featurebase plg-specific unit tests..."
-    - PKG_LIST=$(go list ./... | grep -v internal/clustertests | paste -s -d, -)
+    - PKG_LIST=$(go list ./... | grep -Ev 'internal/clustertests|simulacraData' | paste -s -d, -)
     - go test -tags=plg -timeout=30m -coverprofile=coverage-plg.out -covermode=atomic -coverpkg=${PKG_LIST} ./... | tee test-report-plg.out
   artifacts:
     paths:
@@ -163,8 +163,9 @@ upload to sonarcloud:
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web"'
   script:
-    - sonar-scanner -Dsonar.projectKey=molecula_featurebase -Dsonar.organization=molecula -Dsonar.sources=. -Dsonar.host.url=https://sonarcloud.io -Dsonar.go.coverage.reportPaths=coverage-plg.out,results/coverage*.out -Dsonar.go.tests.reportPaths=test-report-plg.out,results/report*  -Dsonar.javascript.lcov.reportPaths=lattice/coverage/lcov.info
+    - sonar-scanner -Dsonar.projectKey=molecula_featurebase -Dsonar.organization=molecula -Dsonar.sources=. -Dsonar.host.url=https://sonarcloud.io -Dsonar.go.coverage.reportPaths=coverage*.out,results/coverage*out -Dsonar.go.tests.reportPaths=test-report*.out -Dsonar.javascript.lcov.reportPaths=lattice/coverage/lcov.info
   needs:
+    - job: run go tests future plg
     - job: run go tests future
     - job: run jest tests
     - job: clustertests