diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 8fd41f69c20401b67c248f700c57160985e2dc72..e80fdcb24bf4ea8997508ec55708dd06e4d61221 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ stages:
       - ls $PACKAGES_DIR
 
 half_fat_tests:
-  when: manual
+  when: always
   stage: half-fat
   extends: .before_script
   image: lb584/ews_coordinator:latest
diff --git a/tests/integration/partial/test_epi.py b/tests/integration/partial/test_epi.py
index 9a2b19dd7ee2463279498e2b30d47f8819855d18..6f1d85ed3f69ac66a194d37b3680e31f1bff6c99 100644
--- a/tests/integration/partial/test_epi.py
+++ b/tests/integration/partial/test_epi.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class TestEpi(BaseEpiTestSuite.EpiTestSuite):
     def write_temp_run_config_files():
         nowstring: str = IntegrationTestUtils.get_now_string()
         prefix: str = "temp_epi_" + nowstring
-        # prefix: str = ""
+        # prefix: str = "temp_epi"
 
         default_config = IntegrationTestUtils.DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH
         default_config_dict: dict = IntegrationTestUtils.load_json_file(default_config)