diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0f6ed5539a00a0ef8baab792fa0a5807824113f5..b542eaee633e2872c4707d2b970fde678e9738df 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ astrocyte_check:    # Check for astrocyte validity
 
 test-count-human:   # Run cellranger count on the human data
   stage: test
+  needs: []
   tags:
     - vm
   before_script:
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ test-count-human:   # Run cellranger count on the human data
 
 test-count-barnyard:   # Run cellranger count on the barnyard data
   stage: test
+  needs: []
   tags:
     - vm
   before_script: