diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
index 51bcf8c6..8bcc7491 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_cd.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
 
   testing:
     name: Run Unit Tests
-    # needs: [ smoke-tests ]
+    needs: [ smoke-tests ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps: