diff --git a/pkg/config/job/presubmit.go b/pkg/config/job/presubmit.go
index b8793932a..4d1b0efba 100644
--- a/pkg/config/job/presubmit.go
+++ b/pkg/config/job/presubmit.go
@@ -112,10 +112,12 @@ func (p Presubmit) ShouldRun(baseRef string, changes ChangedFilesProvider, force
 	}
 
 	// Evaluate regex expressions before checking if pre-submit jobs are always supposed to run
-	if determined, shouldRun, err := p.RegexpChangeMatcher.ShouldRun(changes); err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	} else if determined {
-		return shouldRun, nil
+	if !forced {
+		if determined, shouldRun, err := p.RegexpChangeMatcher.ShouldRun(changes); err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		} else if determined {
+			return shouldRun, nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	// TODO temporary disable RequireRun
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/trigger/generic-comment_test.go b/pkg/plugins/trigger/generic-comment_test.go
index 655a9aa09..cbc7e5a1f 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/trigger/generic-comment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/trigger/generic-comment_test.go
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ func TestHandleGenericComment(t *testing.T) {
 			name: "explicit /test for RunIfChanged job that doesn't need to run",
 
 			Author: "trusted-member",
-			Body:   "/test pull-jeb",
+			Body:   "/test jeb",
 			State:  "open",
 			IsPR:   true,
 			Presubmits: map[string][]job.Presubmit{
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ func TestHandleGenericComment(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			ShouldBuild: false,
+			ShouldBuild: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "/test all of run_if_changed job that has passed and needs to run",