diff --git a/.github/workflows/cargo-audit.yml b/.github/workflows/cargo-audit.yml
index 5c614df..9416785 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cargo-audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cargo-audit.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ jobs:
     name: Dependency audit
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
-    if: hashFiles('Cargo.lock') != ''
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@34e114876b0b11c390a56381ad16ebd13914f8d5 # v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/db-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/db-checks.yml
index 94f5f2d..5e6b1b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/db-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/db-checks.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ jobs:
     name: Migrations + schema drift
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
-    if: hashFiles('Cargo.toml') != ''
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "repositories columns OK ✓"
 
       - name: Store-layer round-trip tests
-        run: cargo test --lib store::
+        run: 'cargo test --lib store::'
 
       - name: Summary
         if: always()