diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index e326aa822e..241e487cec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -201,4 +201,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Test
         working-directory: ./api
-        run: npm test
+        # running test:eol as node 8 is not supported anymore by the version of nyc we use, as we don't report coverage
+        # for this step we leave it out.
+        # Details: nyc requires istanbul-lib-report, which silently dropped support for Node.js v8 when going from
+        # 3.0.0 to 3.0.1 by requiring make-dir@^4.0.0 to fix https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c2qf-rxjj-qqgw.
+        # make-dir does not support Node.js v8 anymore.
+        run: npm run test:eol