diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b50f54f50..4925f2a4e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -29,31 +29,31 @@ build_darshan:
     paths:
       - install/
 
-#test_darshan_static:
-#  tags:
-#    - shell
-#    - ecp-theta
-#
-#  rules:
-#    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web" && $RUN_TESTS == "true"'
-#      when: on_success
-#    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedules" && $RUN_TESTS == "true"'
-#      when: on_success
-#
-#  stage: test
-#
-#  script:
-#    - export CRAYPE_LINK_TYPE=static
-#    - darshan-test/regression/run-all.sh $PWD/install $PWD/scratch cray-module-alcf
-#
-#  artifacts:
-#    paths:
-#        - $PWD/scratch/*.darshan
-#        - $PWD/scratch/*.debuglog
-#        - $PWD/scratch/*.out
-#        - $PWD/scratch/*.err
-#
-#  resource_group: debug-queue
+test_darshan_static:
+  tags:
+    - shell
+    - ecp-theta
+
+  rules:
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "web" && $RUN_TESTS == "true"'
+      when: on_success
+    - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedules" && $RUN_TESTS == "true"'
+      when: on_success
+
+  stage: test
+
+  script:
+    - export CRAYPE_LINK_TYPE=static
+    - darshan-test/regression/run-all.sh $PWD/install $PWD/scratch cray-module-alcf
+
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+        - $PWD/scratch/*.darshan
+        - $PWD/scratch/*.debuglog
+        - $PWD/scratch/*.out
+        - $PWD/scratch/*.err
+
+  resource_group: debug-queue
 
 test_darshan_dynamic:
   tags: