diff --git a/.github/workflows/api-audit-test-coverage-response.yml b/.github/workflows/api-audit-test-coverage-response.yml
index 201d4495b..93abc42f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/api-audit-test-coverage-response.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/api-audit-test-coverage-response.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ on:
       - "api/source/**"
       - "test/api/**"
       - ".github/workflows/api-audit-test-coverage-response.yml"
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "api/source/node_modules/**"
+      - "!api/source/node_modules/**"
+
   push:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ on:
       - "api/source/**"
       - "test/api/**"
       - ".github/workflows/api-audit-test-coverage-response.yml"
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "api/source/node_modules/**"
+      - "!api/source/node_modules/**"
+
 
 env:
   STIGMAN_API_PORT: 64001
diff --git a/.github/workflows/client-sonarcloud.yml b/.github/workflows/client-sonarcloud.yml
index c709a3675..c5c32a12b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/client-sonarcloud.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/client-sonarcloud.yml
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ on:
       - "client/src/css/**"
       - "client/src/serviceWorker.js"
       - ".github/workflows/client-sonarcloud.yml"
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "client/src/js/third-party/node_modules/**"
+      - "!client/src/js/third-party/node_modules/**"
+
   push:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@ on:
       - "client/src/css/**"
       - "client/src/serviceWorker.js"
       - ".github/workflows/client-sonarcloud.yml"
-    paths-ignore:
-      - "client/src/js/third-party/node_modules/**"
+      - "!client/src/js/third-party/node_modules/**"
 
 permissions:
   pull-requests: read # allows SonarCloud to decorate PRs with analysis results