diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-os-variants.yml b/.github/workflows/test-os-variants.yml
index 503040a5..b1f2861d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-os-variants.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-os-variants.yml
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ jobs:
 
           if [ -n "${COMMENT_ARGS}" ]; then
             echo "description=Running tests required by the PR comment explicitly." >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            COMMENT_ARGS="--force ${COMMENT_ARGS}"
           elif [ -n "${CHANGED_TESTS}" ]; then
             echo "description=Running tests affected by changes (excluding disabled)." >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
             COMMENT_ARGS="${CHANGED_TESTS}"