diff --git a/tools/ci.sh b/tools/ci.sh
index b10f3d12dc..a5555647bd 100755
--- a/tools/ci.sh
+++ b/tools/ci.sh
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ function ci_unix_minimal_build {
 }
 
 function ci_unix_minimal_run_tests {
-    (cd tests && MICROPY_CPYTHON3=python3 MICROPY_MICROPYTHON=../ports/unix/build-minimal/micropython ./run-tests.py -e exception_chain -e self_type_check -e subclass_native_init -d basics)
+    make -C ports/unix VARIANT=minimal test
 }
 
 function ci_unix_standard_build {