diff --git a/.github/workflows/s3-go-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/s3-go-tests.yml
index 1260e5af41..e4aec8a212 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/s3-go-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/s3-go-tests.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - 'weed/s3api/**'
+      - 'weed/remote_storage/**'
       - 'weed/filer/**'
       - 'weed/server/**'
       - 'test/s3/**'
diff --git a/weed/remote_storage/s3/s3_storage_client_test.go b/weed/remote_storage/s3/s3_storage_client_test.go
index 60ca983631..14fead3c19 100644
--- a/weed/remote_storage/s3/s3_storage_client_test.go
+++ b/weed/remote_storage/s3/s3_storage_client_test.go
@@ -423,7 +423,8 @@ func TestS3WriteFileSendsOnlyTagAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	_, _ = client.WriteFile(loc, entry, bytes.NewReader([]byte("data")))
+	_, err := client.WriteFile(loc, entry, bytes.NewReader([]byte("data")))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.NotNil(t, rt.uploadReq, "uploader should have issued a PUT")
 	require.Equal(t, "a%20b=x%3Dy", rt.uploadReq.Header.Get("X-Amz-Tagging"))
@@ -441,7 +442,8 @@ func TestS3WriteFileOmitsTaggingWhenNoTagAttributes(t *testing.T) {
 		Extended: map[string][]byte{"Seaweed-X-Amz-Acl": []byte(`[{"Permission":"FULL_CONTROL"}]`)},
 	}
 
-	_, _ = client.WriteFile(loc, entry, bytes.NewReader([]byte("data")))
+	_, err := client.WriteFile(loc, entry, bytes.NewReader([]byte("data")))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	require.NotNil(t, rt.uploadReq, "uploader should have issued a PUT")
 	require.Empty(t, rt.uploadReq.Header.Get("X-Amz-Tagging"))