diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a9b484c8223..d4104686c59 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ workflows:
           requires:
             - build
           suite: utest-unit-rest
-          target: "./api/... ./blockstore/... ./build/... ./chain/... ./cli/... ./cmd/... ./conformance/... ./extern/... ./gateway/... ./journal/... ./lib/... ./markets/... ./node/... ./paychmgr/... ./storage/... ./tools/..."
+          target: "./blockstore/... ./build/... ./chain/... ./conformance/... ./gateway/... ./journal/... ./lib/... ./markets/... ./paychmgr/... ./tools/..."
           executor: golang-2xl
       - test:
           name: test-unit-storage
diff --git a/.circleci/gen.go b/.circleci/gen.go
index 5d951027a0c..93f409df250 100644
--- a/.circleci/gen.go
+++ b/.circleci/gen.go
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ func main() {
 			if err != nil {
 				panic(err)
 			}
+			// Redundantly flag both absolute and relative paths as excluded
+			excluded[filepath.Join(repo, s)] = struct{}{}
 			excluded[e] = struct{}{}
 		}
 	}