diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index 6b16a75..80ad2e5 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -73,5 +73,7 @@ jobs:
       # (cli/shots/browser.ts sandboxArgs), Playwright's own launches already pass it
       - name: Headless Chromium (browser tests, desktop boot check)
         run: bunx playwright install --with-deps chromium
+      # the runner sets CI=true in the job and it wins over the workflow env above: set CI=full for the command
+      # itself, or tools/ci.ts skips the desktop Rust tests and clippy when the push did not touch src-tauri
       - name: bun run ci
-        run: bun run ci
+        run: CI=full bun run ci