diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-target.yml b/.github/workflows/test-target.yml
index 7e3f99a584f43e..e1950ffa5ee2ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-target.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-target.yml
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ jobs:
             exit $exit_code
           fi
         else
-          ddev test --compat --recreate --junit ${{ inputs.target }} ${{ inputs.pytest-args != '' && format('-- {0} -k "not fips"', inputs.pytest-args) || '-k "not fips"' }}
+          ddev test --compat --recreate --junit ${{ inputs.target }} ${{ inputs.pytest-args != '' && format('-- {0} -k "not fips"', inputs.pytest-args) || '-- -k "not fips"' }}
         fi
 
     - name: Run E2E tests with latest base package
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ jobs:
             exit $exit_code
           fi
         else
-          ddev env test --base --new-env --junit ${{ inputs.target }} ${{ inputs.pytest-args != '' && format('-- all {0} -k "not fips"', inputs.pytest-args) || '-k "not fips"' }}
+          ddev env test --base --new-env --junit ${{ inputs.target }} ${{ inputs.pytest-args != '' && format('-- all {0} -k "not fips"', inputs.pytest-args) || '-- -k "not fips"' }}
         fi
 
     - name: Run E2E tests
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ jobs:
             exit $exit_code
           fi
         else
-          ddev env test --new-env --junit ${{ inputs.target }} ${{ inputs.pytest-args != '' && format('-- all {0} -k "not fips"', inputs.pytest-args) || '-k "not fips"' }}
+          ddev env test --new-env --junit ${{ inputs.target }} ${{ inputs.pytest-args != '' && format('-- all {0} -k "not fips"', inputs.pytest-args) || '-- -k "not fips"' }}
         fi
 
     - name: Run benchmarks
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ jobs:
             exit $exit_code
           fi
         else
-          ddev env test --base --new-env --junit ${{ inputs.target }}:latest ${{ inputs.pytest-args != '' && format('-- all {0} -k "not fips"', inputs.pytest-args) || '-k "not fips"' }}
+          ddev env test --base --new-env --junit ${{ inputs.target }}:latest ${{ inputs.pytest-args != '' && format('-- all {0} -k "not fips"', inputs.pytest-args) || '-- -k "not fips"' }}
         fi
 
     - name: View trace log