diff --git a/.github/workflows/local-testnet.yml b/.github/workflows/local-testnet.yml
index 283f60ed31..c6f9c075db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/local-testnet.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/local-testnet.yml
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ jobs:
     name: genesis-sync-test-${{ matrix.fork }}-${{ matrix.offline_secs }}s
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: dockerfile-ubuntu
-    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'syncing')
     strategy:
       matrix:
         fork: [electra, fulu]
@@ -266,10 +265,11 @@ jobs:
       'run-local-testnet',
       'doppelganger-protection-success-test',
       'doppelganger-protection-failure-test',
+      'genesis-sync-test'
     ]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Check that success job is dependent on all others
         run: |
-          exclude_jobs='checkpoint-sync-test|genesis-sync-test'
+          exclude_jobs='checkpoint-sync-test'
           ./scripts/ci/check-success-job.sh ./.github/workflows/local-testnet.yml local-testnet-success "$exclude_jobs"