diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_sanitized.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_sanitized.yml
index 556c954bbb..1cfdd0940d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_sanitized.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_sanitized.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ on:
   push:
     paths:
       - '!**'
+      - 'cmd/tools/vtest*'
       - 'vlib/builtin/**.v'
       - 'vlib/strconv/**.v'
       - 'vlib/strings/**.v'
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - '!**'
+      - 'cmd/tools/vtest*'
       - 'vlib/builtin/**.v'
       - 'vlib/strconv/**.v'
       - 'vlib/strings/**.v'