diff --git a/.github/workflows/patch_faux.yml b/.github/workflows/patch_faux.yml
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+# Tests are skipped for these files but github doesn't allow "passing" hence this is required.
+
+name: Skipped Patch Test
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "**.js"
+      - "**.css"
+      - "**.md"
+      - "**.html"
+      - "**.csv"
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    name: Patch Test
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Pass skipped tests unconditionally
+        run: "echo Skipped"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/server-tests-mariadb-faux.yml b/.github/workflows/server-tests-mariadb-faux.yml
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+# Tests are skipped for these files but github doesn't allow "passing" hence this is required.
+
+name: Skipped Tests
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "**.js"
+      - "**.css"
+      - "**.md"
+      - "**.html"
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        container: [1, 2, 3, 4]
+
+    name: Python Unit Tests
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Pass skipped tests unconditionally
+        run: "echo Skipped"