diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index f3819b08f1..0986e318d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -182,8 +182,12 @@ jobs:
       # max-parallel: 4
       matrix:
         unit-tests:
+          - name: js-api
+          - name: content-services
           - name: core
-            exclude: "insights,extensions,content-services,process-services,process-services-cloud,eslint-plugin-eslint-angular,js-api"
+          - name: insights
+          - name: process-services
+          - name: process-services-cloud
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
@@ -193,8 +197,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/download-node-modules-and-artifacts
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |
-          /usr/bin/xvfb-run --auto-servernum npx nx affected:test $NX_CALCULATION_FLAGS --exclude=${{ matrix.unit-tests.exclude }}
-
+          xvfb-run --auto-servernum
+          npx nx run ${{ matrix.unit-tests.name}}:test --configuration=ci
 
   lint:
     # long timeout required when cache has to be recreated