diff --git a/.github/workflows/book.yml b/.github/workflows/book.yml
index d476929923..0675ac3da8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/book.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/book.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install mdbook
       run: cargo install mdbook --no-default-features
     - name: Build the project
-      run: cargo build --verbose --examples
+      run: cargo build --verbose --features ssl --examples 
     - name: Build the book
       run: mdbook build docs
     - name: Build the book using the script
diff --git a/.github/workflows/serverless.yaml b/.github/workflows/serverless.yaml
index 477e737343..c6344b075e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/serverless.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/serverless.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check
         run: cargo check --verbose
       - name: Run cloud example
-        run: cargo run --example cloud -- $HOME/.ccm/serverless/config_data.yaml
+        run: cargo run --features cloud --example cloud -- $HOME/.ccm/serverless/config_data.yaml
       - name: Run cloud tests
         run: CLOUD_CONFIG_PATH=$HOME/.ccm/serverless/config_data.yaml RUSTFLAGS="--cfg scylla_cloud_tests" cargo test --verbose