diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic.yml b/.github/workflows/basic.yml
index cbbb8ee58..96c9a32fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
 
   buildcheck:
     name: Check that code passes a basic build
-      #needs: [ stylecheck, upstreamcheck ]
+    needs: [ stylecheck, upstreamcheck ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: openquantumsafe/ci-ubuntu-latest:latest
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index a611ebc12..3d0669954 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/basic.yml
 
   full-tests:
-    #needs: basic-checks
+    needs: basic-checks
     if: contains( github.event.head_commit.message, '[full tests]' )
     uses: ./.github/workflows/platforms.yml