diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 92fe1d80a..9ffc609e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -216,8 +216,9 @@ jobs:
         stack: ${{ matrix.plan.stack }}
       run: |
         export PATH=~/.local/bin:$PATH
-        COLUMNS=80 $stack exec -- shelltest --execdir -j16 hledger/test bin/_scripts8.2.test -x /_ -x /addons
-        # XXX run only the bin/ func tests corresponding to the GHC version enabled above, for now
+        COLUMNS=80 $stack exec -- shelltest --execdir -j16 hledger/test -x /_ -x /addons
+        # XXX run the bin/ func tests corresponding to the GHC version enabled above, only, for now
+        COLUMNS=80 $stack exec -- shelltest --execdir -j16 bin/_scripts8.2.test
 
     - name: Test haddock generation
       env: