diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 29c3860499..83d57a294a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     runs-on: ubuntu-16.04
 
-    if: "startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release/')"
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4fac8eca5a..3db2d9318b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -61,5 +61,7 @@ apidocs-hotfix: apidocs
 .PHONY: apidocs-hotfix
 
 aws-lambda-layer-build: dist
+	$(VENV_PATH)/bin/pip install urllib3
+	$(VENV_PATH)/bin/pip install certifi
 	$(VENV_PATH)/bin/python -m scripts.build-awslambda-layer
 .PHONY: aws-lambda-layer-build