diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_all_quickbuilds.yml b/.github/workflows/run_all_quickbuilds.yml
index 3e421646a..a153aa006 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_all_quickbuilds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_all_quickbuilds.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
             if [[ $item == *"template"* ]]; then
               continue  # template model not for compiling
             fi
-            if [[ $item == *"/var/" ]] || [[ $item == *"/gps/" ]]; then
+            if [[ $item == *"/var/"* ]] || [[ $item == *"/gps/"* ]]; then
               # skipping these converters, out of the box quickbuild.sh fails
               #    var needs wrf files
               #    gps need prepbuffr bufrlib.a to be built