diff --git a/.github/actions/run_tests/action.yaml b/.github/actions/run_tests/action.yaml
index d12f7f20..18da916d 100644
--- a/.github/actions/run_tests/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/run_tests/action.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name: run jrnl tests
 description: Runs all jrnl tests on multiple platforms
+shell: bash
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing_schedule.yaml b/.github/workflows/testing_schedule.yaml
index ff6af44a..490a65ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing_schedule.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing_schedule.yaml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ defaults:
 
 jobs:
   test_all:
-    if: >
-      ! contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[ci skip]')
-      github.event_name == 'schedule'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false