diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2eef831b3b..cf4ab7c302 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           - name: sanitizers
             cmake_opts: -DUSE_ASAN=On -DUSE_UBSAN=On -DUSE_BUNDLED_DEPS=False
           - name: zig
-            cmake_opts: -DUSE_BUNDLED_DEPS=True -DUSE_BUNDLED_LIBELF=Off -DCREATE_TEST_TARGETS=Off
+            cmake_opts: -DUSE_BUNDLED_DEPS=True -DUSE_BUNDLED_LIBELF=Off
     container:
       image: debian:buster
     steps:
@@ -61,28 +61,20 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           git config --global --add safe.directory $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
 
-      - name: Build and test 🏗️🧪
-        if: matrix.name != 'zig'
-        env:
-          UBSAN_OPTIONS: print_stacktrace=1
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p build
-          cd build && cmake ${{ matrix.cmake_opts }} -DENABLE_THREAD_POOL=ON ../
-          KERNELDIR=/lib/modules/$(ls /lib/modules)/build make -j4
-          make run-unit-tests
-       
       - name: Install zig
         if: matrix.name == 'zig'
         uses: ./.github/actions/install-zig
         with:
           sudo: ''
 
-      - name: Build sinsp-example
-        if: matrix.name == 'zig'
+      - name: Build and test 🏗️🧪
+        env:
+          UBSAN_OPTIONS: print_stacktrace=1
         run: |
           mkdir -p build
           cd build && cmake ${{ matrix.cmake_opts }} -DENABLE_THREAD_POOL=ON ../
-          make sinsp-example -j4
+          KERNELDIR=/lib/modules/$(ls /lib/modules)/build make -j4
+          make run-unit-tests
 
   build-libs-linux-amd64-static:
     name: build-libs-linux-amd64-static 🎃