diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c672b955a1e..5a7496eb2ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        minimal: [false]
         include:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
             toolchain: nightly
-            minimal: true
+            variant: minimal
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ jobs:
           override: true
       - run: ${{ matrix.deps }}
       - name: Maybe minimal
-        if: ${{ matrix.minimal }}
+        if: ${{ matrix.variant == 'minimal' }}
         run: cargo generate-lockfile -Z minimal-versions
       - name: Maybe nightly
         if: ${{ matrix.toolchain == 'nightly' }}