diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index f4d603ef..25c24ef5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ jobs:
     with:
       java-version: "8"
       maven-phase: "install"
-    secrets:
+      maven-args: "-P validator -DskipTests"
+    secrets: # We don't the secrets here. we make them not required.
       NEXUS_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.MEKOM_NEXUS_USERNAME }}
       NEXUS_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.MEKOM_NEXUS_PASSWORD }}
 
diff --git a/base/pom.xml b/base/pom.xml
index ee7c98d1..2993b84e 100644
--- a/base/pom.xml
+++ b/base/pom.xml
@@ -248,16 +248,9 @@
     See Slack conversation:
   https://mekomsolutions.slack.com/archives/G421UNF5L/p1715787009629219?thread_ts=1715774419.673979&cid=G421UNF5L
   -->
-  <!-- <profiles>
+  <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>validator</id>
-      <activation>
-        <jdk>1.8</jdk>
-        <property>
-          <name>env.CI</name>
-          <value>true</value>
-        </property>
-      </activation>
       <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
@@ -300,5 +293,5 @@
         </plugins>
       </build>
     </profile>
-  </profiles> -->
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+  </profiles>
+</project>