diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index befd883d83..df129da3c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -37,19 +37,13 @@ jobs:
         COMMIT_MESSAGE=$(printf '%q' "$RAW_COMMIT_MESSAGE")
         RAW_PR_TITLE=$(jq -r .pull_request.title "$GITHUB_EVENT_PATH")
         PR_TITLE=$(printf '%q' "$RAW_PR_TITLE")
+        echo "RUN_PROCESS_REPLAY=1" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "ASSERT_PROCESS_REPLAY=0" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        echo "running process replay in diff-only mode"
 
         if { echo "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" | grep -q "run_process_replay" || echo "$PR_TITLE" | grep -q "run_process_replay" || [ "${{ github.event.inputs.run_process_replay }}" = "true" ]; } && [ "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" != "master" ]; then
-          echo "RUN_PROCESS_REPLAY=1" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "enabled process replay"
-          if { echo "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" | grep -q "no_assert" || echo "$PR_TITLE" | grep -q "no_assert"; }; then
-            echo "ASSERT_PROCESS_REPLAY=0" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-            echo "running process replay in diff-only mode"
-          else
-            echo "ASSERT_PROCESS_REPLAY=1" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          fi
-        else
-          echo "RUN_PROCESS_REPLAY=0" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "disabled process replay"
+          echo "ASSERT_PROCESS_REPLAY=1" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "enabled process replay (with assert)"
         fi
 
   uops: