diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples-nrfconnect.yaml b/.github/workflows/examples-nrfconnect.yaml
index 06d54c2b84176a..12de9d4424a633 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples-nrfconnect.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples-nrfconnect.yaml
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ jobs:
                     examples/all-clusters-app/nrfconnect/build/zephyr/zephyr.elf \
                     /tmp/bloat_reports/
             - name: Run unit tests for Zephyr native_posix_64 platform
-              if: github.event_name == 'push' || steps.changed_paths.outputs.tests == 'true'
+              if: github.event_name == 'push' || steps.changed_paths.outputs.tests == 'true' || steps.changed_paths.outputs.nrfconnect == 'true'
               timeout-minutes: 15
               run: |
                   scripts/run_in_build_env.sh "./scripts/build/build_examples.py --target nrf-native-posix-64-tests build"
diff --git a/src/test_driver/nrfconnect/prj.conf b/src/test_driver/nrfconnect/prj.conf
index 3b167d03c64124..f70a0d95063dc9 100644
--- a/src/test_driver/nrfconnect/prj.conf
+++ b/src/test_driver/nrfconnect/prj.conf
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ CONFIG_MBEDTLS_CFG_FILE="config-tls-generic.h"
 CONFIG_MBEDTLS_USER_CONFIG_ENABLE=y
 CONFIG_MBEDTLS_USER_CONFIG_FILE="app_mbedtls_config.h"
 CONFIG_MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_ECDHE_ECDSA_ENABLED=y
-CONFIG_MBEDTLS_KEY_EXCHANGE_ECJPAKE_ENABLED=y
+CONFIG_MBEDTLS_ECDH_C=y
+CONFIG_MBEDTLS_ECDSA_C=y
+CONFIG_MBEDTLS_ECP_C=y
 CONFIG_MBEDTLS_CIPHER_CCM_ENABLED=y
 
 # Enable entropy