diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_common.yml b/.github/workflows/test_common.yml
index 80ca0777..41f3b7df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_common.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_common.yml
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run tests
       run: |
         if [ "${{ matrix.shard }}" == 7 ]; then
-            pytest --reruns 2 tests/store/test_cursor.py
+            pytest --reruns 2 tests/store/test_cursor.py:TestCursor::test_get_multiple_2000_store_messages
           elif [ "${{ matrix.shard }}" != 7 ]; then
-            pytest --dist=loadgroup --ignore=tests/store/test_cursor.py --reruns 2 --shard-id=${{ matrix.shard }} --num-shards=11 --alluredir=allure-results
+            pytest --dist=loadgroup --ignore=tests/store/test_cursor.py:TestCursor::test_get_multiple_2000_store_messages --reruns 2 --shard-id=${{ matrix.shard }} --num-shards=11 --alluredir=allure-results
 
           fi
 
diff --git a/tests/store/test_cursor.py b/tests/store/test_cursor.py
index e8f60a50..ef28f9bb 100644
--- a/tests/store/test_cursor.py
+++ b/tests/store/test_cursor.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from src.steps.store import StepsStore
 class TestCursor(StepsStore):
     # we implicitly test the reusabilty of the cursor for multiple nodes
 
-    @pytest.mark.shard1
     def test_get_multiple_2000_store_messages(self):
         expected_message_hash_list = []
         for i in range(2000):