diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f2c4f3d..a31d706 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ jobs:
           ref: stable
           path: ./gismo
 
+      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+        with:
+          repository: gismo/gsKLShell
+          ref: main
+          path: ./gismo/optional/gsKLShell
+
+      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+        with:
+          repository: gismo/gsElasticity
+          ref: master
+          path: ./gismo/optional/gsElasticity
+
       - uses: actions/checkout@master
         with:
           path: ./gismo/optional/${{ github.event.repository.name }}
@@ -37,4 +49,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Run for ${{ matrix.os }}"
         shell: bash
         working-directory: ${{runner.workspace}}
-        run: ctest -S ${{ github.event.repository.name }}/gismo/cmake/ctest_script.cmake -D CTEST_BUILD_NAME="${{ github.event.repository.name }}_actions_$GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER" -D CTEST_SITE="${{ matrix.os }}_[actions]" -D CMAKE_ARGS="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE;-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11;-DGISMO_WITH_XDEBUG=ON;-DGISMO_BUILD_UNITTESTS=ON" -D GISMO_OPTIONAL="${{ github.event.repository.name }}" -Q
+        run: ctest -S ${{ github.event.repository.name }}/gismo/cmake/ctest_script.cmake -D CTEST_BUILD_NAME="${{ github.event.repository.name }}_actions_$GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER" -D CTEST_SITE="${{ matrix.os }}_[actions]" -D CMAKE_ARGS="-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE;-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11;-DGISMO_WITH_XDEBUG=ON;-DGISMO_BUILD_UNITTESTS=ON" -D GISMO_OPTIONAL='gsKLShell\\;gsElasticity\\;${{ github.event.repository.name }}' -Q