diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 5873d4a79e..8732affbd0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        build_type: [ debug ]
+        build_type: [ debug, release ]
     env:
       BUILD_TYPE: ${{ matrix.build_type }}
       GIT_VERSION: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha || github.sha }}
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ jobs:
           CARGO_FEATURES="--features testing"
           if [[ $BUILD_TYPE == "debug" ]]; then
             cov_prefix="scripts/coverage --profraw-prefix=$GITHUB_JOB --dir=/tmp/coverage run"
+            make_prefix="CC=clang CARGO_BUILD_FLAGS=${CARGO_FEATURES}"
             CARGO_FLAGS="--locked"
             ASAN_OPTIONS="detect_leaks=0:abort_on_error=1:print_stacktrace=1:disable_coredump=0:\
           strict_string_checks=1:check_initialization_order=1:strict_init_order=1:detect_stack_use_after_return=0"
@@ -273,6 +274,7 @@ jobs:
             RUSTFLAGS="-C linker=clang"
           elif [[ $BUILD_TYPE == "release" ]]; then
             cov_prefix=""
+            make_prefix=""
             ASAN_OPTIONS=""
             UBSAN_OPTIONS=""
             RUSTFLAGS=""
@@ -280,6 +282,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
           {
             echo "cov_prefix=${cov_prefix}"
+            echo "make_prefix"=${make_prefix}"
             echo "ASAN_OPTIONS=${ASAN_OPTIONS}"
             echo "UBSAN_OPTIONS=${UBSAN_OPTIONS}"
             echo "RUSTFLAGS=${RUSTFLAGS}"
@@ -330,46 +333,46 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build postgres v14
         if: steps.cache_pg_14.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: CC=clang CARGO_BUILD_FLAGS="--features=testing" mold -run make postgres-v14 -j$(nproc)
+        run: ${make_prefix} mold -run make postgres-v14 -j$(nproc)
 
       - name: Build postgres v15
         if: steps.cache_pg_15.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: CC=clang CARGO_BUILD_FLAGS="--features=testing" mold -run make postgres-v15 -j$(nproc)
+        run: ${make_prefix} mold -run make postgres-v15 -j$(nproc)
 
       - name: Build postgres v16
         if: steps.cache_pg_16.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: CC=clang CARGO_BUILD_FLAGS="--features=testing" mold -run make postgres-v16 -j$(nproc)
+        run: ${make_prefix} mold -run make postgres-v16 -j$(nproc)
 
       - name: Build neon extensions
-        run: CC=clang CARGO_BUILD_FLAGS="--features=testing" mold -run make neon-pg-ext -j$(nproc)
+        run: ${make_prefix} mold -run make neon-pg-ext -j$(nproc)
 
       - name: Build walproposer-lib
-        run: CC=clang CARGO_BUILD_FLAGS="--features=testing" mold -run make walproposer-lib -j$(nproc)
+        run: ${make_prefix} mold -run make walproposer-lib -j$(nproc)
 
       - name: Run cargo build
         run: |
           ${cov_prefix} mold -run cargo build $CARGO_FLAGS $CARGO_FEATURES --bins --tests
 
-      # - name: Run rust tests
-      #   run: |
-      #     ${cov_prefix} cargo nextest run $CARGO_FLAGS $CARGO_FEATURES
+       - name: Run rust tests
+         run: |
+           ${cov_prefix} cargo nextest run $CARGO_FLAGS $CARGO_FEATURES
 
-      #     # Run separate tests for real S3
-      #     export ENABLE_REAL_S3_REMOTE_STORAGE=nonempty
-      #     export REMOTE_STORAGE_S3_BUCKET=neon-github-ci-tests
-      #     export REMOTE_STORAGE_S3_REGION=eu-central-1
-      #     # Avoid `$CARGO_FEATURES` since there's no `testing` feature in the e2e tests now
-      #     ${cov_prefix} cargo nextest run $CARGO_FLAGS -E 'package(remote_storage)' -E 'test(test_real_s3)'
+           # Run separate tests for real S3
+           export ENABLE_REAL_S3_REMOTE_STORAGE=nonempty
+           export REMOTE_STORAGE_S3_BUCKET=neon-github-ci-tests
+           export REMOTE_STORAGE_S3_REGION=eu-central-1
+           # Avoid `$CARGO_FEATURES` since there's no `testing` feature in the e2e tests now
+           ${cov_prefix} cargo nextest run $CARGO_FLAGS -E 'package(remote_storage)' -E 'test(test_real_s3)'
 
-      #     # Run separate tests for real Azure Blob Storage
-      #     # XXX: replace region with `eu-central-1`-like region
-      #     export ENABLE_REAL_AZURE_REMOTE_STORAGE=y
-      #     export AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT="${{ secrets.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_DEV }}"
-      #     export AZURE_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY="${{ secrets.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY_DEV }}"
-      #     export REMOTE_STORAGE_AZURE_CONTAINER="${{ vars.REMOTE_STORAGE_AZURE_CONTAINER }}"
-      #     export REMOTE_STORAGE_AZURE_REGION="${{ vars.REMOTE_STORAGE_AZURE_REGION }}"
-      #     # Avoid `$CARGO_FEATURES` since there's no `testing` feature in the e2e tests now
-      #     ${cov_prefix} cargo nextest run $CARGO_FLAGS -E 'package(remote_storage)' -E 'test(test_real_azure)'
+           # Run separate tests for real Azure Blob Storage
+           # XXX: replace region with `eu-central-1`-like region
+           export ENABLE_REAL_AZURE_REMOTE_STORAGE=y
+           export AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT="${{ secrets.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_DEV }}"
+           export AZURE_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY="${{ secrets.AZURE_STORAGE_ACCESS_KEY_DEV }}"
+           export REMOTE_STORAGE_AZURE_CONTAINER="${{ vars.REMOTE_STORAGE_AZURE_CONTAINER }}"
+           export REMOTE_STORAGE_AZURE_REGION="${{ vars.REMOTE_STORAGE_AZURE_REGION }}"
+           # Avoid `$CARGO_FEATURES` since there's no `testing` feature in the e2e tests now
+           ${cov_prefix} cargo nextest run $CARGO_FLAGS -E 'package(remote_storage)' -E 'test(test_real_azure)'
 
       - name: Install rust binaries
         run: |
@@ -435,7 +438,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        build_type: [ debug ]
+        build_type: [ debug, release ]
         pg_version: [ v14, v15, v16 ]
     env:
       BUILD_TYPE: ${{ matrix.build_type }}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f3efe14035..2da582c5e5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ $(POSTGRES_INSTALL_DIR)/build/%/config.status:
 		LDFLAGS='$(LDFLAGS)' \
 		$(PG_CONFIGURE_OPTS) \
 		--prefix=$(abspath $(POSTGRES_INSTALL_DIR))/$* > configure.log)
+	echo "\n\n\n\n -------\n printing path $(PATH)"
 
 # nicer alias to run 'configure'
 # Note: I've been unable to use templates for this part of our configuration.