diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
index 3da19bb..dc3d2fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-package.yml
@@ -89,13 +89,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 📥 Download Requirements
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          name: frozen-reqs-${{ matrix.python-version }}
-
-      - name: 📥 Apply Dependency Overrides
-        if: "${{ inputs.override-deps-artifact != '' }}"
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
-        with:
-          name: ${{ inputs.override-deps-artifact }}          
+          name: frozen-reqs-${{ matrix.python-version }}        
       
       - name: ⚡ Install uv
         run: |
@@ -109,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
           uv pip install -r requirements.txt
           uv pip install -e ".[test]" --no-deps
 
-      - name: 🧪 Run Split
+      - name: 🧪 Run Tests (Split ${{ matrix.split }}/4)
         env:
           AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${{ secrets.AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
           AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY: ${{ secrets.AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-dependencies.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-dependencies.yml
index acb5ff0..ca7ed6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-dependencies.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-dependencies.yml
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ jobs:
 
   run-tests:
     needs: sync-and-prepare
+    if: needs.sync-and-prepare.outputs.sync_needed == 'true'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/python-package.yml
     with:
       override-deps-artifact: ${{ needs.sync-and-prepare.outputs.sync_needed == 'true' && 'updated-deps' || 'null' }}