diff --git a/.github/workflows/builds.yml b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
index 31b8afbd..e2319c71 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
       - '**.md'
 
 env:
-  TORTURE_FLAGS: "* --gen_crash_dump" 
+  TORTURE_FLAGS: "--gen_crash_dump" 
 
 jobs:
   build-ubuntu-24-04:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          CC="${{ matrix.compiler }}" ./run.sh clang "${{ matrix.mode }}" -- $TORTURE_FLAGS 
+          CC="${{ matrix.compiler }}" ./run.sh clang "${{ matrix.mode }}" -- \* $TORTURE_FLAGS 
       - name: Upload Artifacts
         if: failure()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           for /f "usebackq tokens=*" %%i in (`"%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -latest -products * -requires Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64 -property installationPath`) do set "VS_INSTALL=%%i"
           call "%VS_INSTALL%\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64
-          call run.bat ${{ matrix.compiler }} ${{ matrix.mode }} -- %TORTURE_FLAGS% || exit /b 1
+          call run.bat ${{ matrix.compiler }} ${{ matrix.mode }} -- * %TORTURE_FLAGS% || exit /b 1
       - name: Upload Artifacts
         if: failure()
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
diff --git a/src/torture/torture.c b/src/torture/torture.c
index c514ea9c..f7162932 100644
--- a/src/torture/torture.c
+++ b/src/torture/torture.c
@@ -1449,5 +1449,6 @@ t_entry_point(CmdLine *cmdline)
   }
 
   scratch_end(scratch);
-  // TODO: return exit_code;
+  exit(exit_code);
 }
+
diff --git a/src/torture/torture_dbg.c b/src/torture/torture_dbg.c
index 7dfb7036..9c23b219 100644
--- a/src/torture/torture_dbg.c
+++ b/src/torture/torture_dbg.c
@@ -987,8 +987,14 @@ T_RunSig(dbg_script_runner)
     }
   }
 
+  // if test does not have any directive -> skip
+  U64 total_directive_count = 0;
+  for EachIndex(i, ArrayCount(script.directives[OperatingSystem_CURRENT])) {
+    total_directive_count += script.directives[OperatingSystem_CURRENT][i].count;
+  }
+
   // is skip flag set? -> exit
-  if (g_build_only || script.directives[OperatingSystem_CURRENT][T_DbgScriptDirectiveKind_Skip].count) {
+  if (g_build_only || total_directive_count == 0 || script.directives[OperatingSystem_CURRENT][T_DbgScriptDirectiveKind_Skip].count) {
     result_out->status = T_RunStatus_Skip;
     goto exit;
   }