diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 49154134..86045d78 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           source "./lab-ci/envs/$KUBE_NODE/source.sh"
           bin/hhfab init -v --dev --include-onie=${{ matrix.includeonie }} -w "./lab-ci/envs/$KUBE_NODE/wiring.yaml"
-          bin/hhfab vlab up -v --ready switch-reinstall --ready inspect --ready release-test --ready exit --mode=${{ matrix.buildmode }}
+          bin/hhfab vlab up -v --ready switch-reinstall --ready wait --ready release-test --mode=${{ matrix.buildmode }}
           cat release-test.xml
 
       - name: Publish Test Results
diff --git a/pkg/hhfab/vlabrunner.go b/pkg/hhfab/vlabrunner.go
index 29f5de96..8e87a080 100644
--- a/pkg/hhfab/vlabrunner.go
+++ b/pkg/hhfab/vlabrunner.go
@@ -562,10 +562,10 @@ func (c *Config) VLABRun(ctx context.Context, vlab *VLAB, opts VLABRunOpts) erro
 						return fmt.Errorf("inspecting: %w", err)
 					}
 				case OnReadyReleaseTest:
-					if err := c.ReleaseTest(ctx, ReleaseTestOpts{ResultsFile: "release-test.xml", HhfabBin: "bin/hhfab", Regexes: []string{"StaticExternal"}}); err != nil {
+					if err := c.ReleaseTest(ctx, ReleaseTestOpts{ResultsFile: "release-test.xml", HhfabBin: "bin/hhfab"}); err != nil {
 						slog.Warn("Failed to run release test", "err", err)
 
-						return fmt.Errorf("running release test: %w", err)
+						return fmt.Errorf("release test: %w", err)
 					}
 				}
 			}