diff --git a/.github/actions/verify-tests-count/action.yml b/.github/actions/verify-tests-count/action.yml
index 576ffc751a65..11afb7367180 100644
--- a/.github/actions/verify-tests-count/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/verify-tests-count/action.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       run: |
         echo "root_cms_unit_tests_count=$(pytest --disable-warnings --collect-only --ds=cms.envs.test cms/ -q | head -n -2 | wc -l)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        echo "root_lms_unit_tests_count=$(pytest --disable-warnings --collect-only --ds=lms.envs.test lms/ openedx/ common/djangoapps/ xmodule/ -q | head -n -2 | wc -l)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "root_lms_unit_tests_count=$(pytest --disable-warnings --collect-only --ds=lms.envs.test lms/ openedx/ common/djangoapps/ xmodule/ pavelib/ -q | head -n -2 | wc -l)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - name: get GHA unit test paths
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pylint-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/pylint-checks.yml
index c2e04fc191d3..3e3c87568cb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pylint-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pylint-checks.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           - module-name: openedx-2
             path: "--django-settings-module=lms.envs.test openedx/core/djangoapps/geoinfo/ openedx/core/djangoapps/header_control/ openedx/core/djangoapps/heartbeat/ openedx/core/djangoapps/lang_pref/ openedx/core/djangoapps/models/ openedx/core/djangoapps/monkey_patch/ openedx/core/djangoapps/oauth_dispatch/ openedx/core/djangoapps/olx_rest_api/ openedx/core/djangoapps/password_policy/ openedx/core/djangoapps/plugin_api/ openedx/core/djangoapps/plugins/ openedx/core/djangoapps/profile_images/ openedx/core/djangoapps/programs/ openedx/core/djangoapps/safe_sessions/ openedx/core/djangoapps/schedules/ openedx/core/djangoapps/service_status/ openedx/core/djangoapps/session_inactivity_timeout/ openedx/core/djangoapps/signals/ openedx/core/djangoapps/site_configuration/ openedx/core/djangoapps/system_wide_roles/ openedx/core/djangoapps/theming/ openedx/core/djangoapps/user_api/ openedx/core/djangoapps/user_authn/ openedx/core/djangoapps/util/ openedx/core/djangoapps/verified_track_content/ openedx/core/djangoapps/video_config/ openedx/core/djangoapps/video_pipeline/ openedx/core/djangoapps/waffle_utils/ openedx/core/djangoapps/xblock/ openedx/core/djangoapps/xmodule_django/ openedx/core/tests/ openedx/features/ openedx/testing/ openedx/tests/ openedx/core/djangoapps/learner_pathway/ openedx/core/djangoapps/notifications/ openedx/core/djangoapps/staticfiles/ openedx/core/djangoapps/content_tagging/"
           - module-name: common
-            path: "--django-settings-module=lms.envs.test common"
+            path: "--django-settings-module=lms.envs.test common pavelib"
           - module-name: cms
             path: "--django-settings-module=cms.envs.test cms"
           - module-name: xmodule
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test-shards.json b/.github/workflows/unit-test-shards.json
index 3afd691daf58..a96f6a9f67cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test-shards.json
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test-shards.json
@@ -259,13 +259,15 @@
   "common-with-lms": {
     "settings": "lms.envs.test",
     "paths": [
-      "common/djangoapps/"
+      "common/djangoapps/",
+      "pavelib/"
     ]
   },
   "common-with-cms": {
     "settings": "cms.envs.test",
     "paths": [
-      "common/djangoapps/"
+      "common/djangoapps/",
+      "pavelib/"
     ]
   },
   "xmodule-with-lms": {