diff --git a/ci.hocon b/ci.hocon
index 8ce0fce685d225b76ea5157010664d5f20dc4d82..a2fbe7d9cdb1acc1aeb594e8e2e4e67e8119d085 100644
--- a/ci.hocon
+++ b/ci.hocon
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ gateCmd : ["mx", "--strict-compliance", "rgate", "--strict-mode", "-t"]
 
 gateTestCommon : ${common} {
   run : [
-    ${gateCmd} ["Versions,JDKReleaseInfo,BuildJavaWithJavac,UnitTests: ExpectedTestOutput file check,UnitTests"]
+    ${gateCmd} ["Versions,JDKReleaseInfo,BuildJavaWithJavac,UnitTests: ExpectedTestOutput file check,UnitTests: with specials"]
   ]
 }
 
diff --git a/mx.fastr/mx_fastr.py b/mx.fastr/mx_fastr.py
index 05697976e81af5d3614c6d00cd35a1a502fad255..cb808aa4ca6d30ef38a663bb55f2468914a1e43e 100644
--- a/mx.fastr/mx_fastr.py
+++ b/mx.fastr/mx_fastr.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def _fastr_gate_runner(args, tasks):
             if junit(['--J', '@-DR:-UseSpecials', '--tests', _gate_noapps_unit_tests()]) != 0:
                 t.abort('unit tests failed')
 
-    with mx_gate.Task('UnitTests', tasks) as t:
+    with mx_gate.Task('UnitTests: with specials', tasks) as t:
         if t:
             if junit(['--tests', _gate_unit_tests()]) != 0:
                 t.abort('unit tests failed')