diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_integration_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_integration_tests.yml
index 98dc06bcc1..f4a9132d29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_integration_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_integration_tests.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ name: pr-integration-tests
 
 on:
   pull_request_target:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'community/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - 'examples/**'
     types:
       - opened
       - synchronize
@@ -100,4 +96,4 @@ jobs:
           SNOWFLAKE_CI_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_CI_PASSWORD }}
           SNOWFLAKE_CI_ROLE: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_CI_ROLE }}
           SNOWFLAKE_CI_WAREHOUSE: ${{ secrets.SNOWFLAKE_CI_WAREHOUSE }}
-        run: make test-python-integration
+        run: make test-python-integration
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_local_integration_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_local_integration_tests.yml
index 0a85361e3c..3de7262193 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_local_integration_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_local_integration_tests.yml
@@ -3,14 +3,11 @@ name: pr-local-integration-tests
 
 on:
   pull_request_target:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - 'community/**'
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - 'examples/**'
     types:
       - opened
       - synchronize
       - labeled
+
 jobs:
   integration-test-python-local:
     # when using pull_request_target, all jobs MUST have this if check for 'ok-to-test' or 'approved' for security purposes.
diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/unit/test_on_demand_python_transformation.py b/sdk/python/tests/unit/test_on_demand_python_transformation.py
index c5bd68d6a8..ff7ad494ca 100644
--- a/sdk/python/tests/unit/test_on_demand_python_transformation.py
+++ b/sdk/python/tests/unit/test_on_demand_python_transformation.py
@@ -307,6 +307,8 @@ def setUp(self):
                 online=True,
                 source=driver_stats_source,
             )
+            assert driver_stats_fv.entities == [driver.name]
+            assert driver_stats_fv.entity_columns == []
 
             request_source = RequestSource(
                 name="request_source",
@@ -373,6 +375,11 @@ def python_view(inputs: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
                 feature_view_name="driver_hourly_stats", df=driver_df
             )
 
+            fv_applied = self.store.get_feature_view("driver_hourly_stats")
+            assert fv_applied.entities == [driver.name]
+            # Note here that after apply() is called, the entity_columns are populated with the join_key
+            assert fv_applied.entity_columns[0].name == driver.join_key
+
     def test_python_transformation_returning_all_data_types(self):
         entity_rows = [
             {