diff --git a/ci/test b/ci/test
index df262cd..787bb0c 100755
--- a/ci/test
+++ b/ci/test
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ fi
 for runner in ${runners}; do
   _denv_info "Testing denv with '${runner}'"
   if [ "${runner}" = "norunner" ]; then
-    DENV_RUNNER="${runner}" ./test/bats/bin/bats --filter "norunner" test/
+    DENV_RUNNER="${runner}" ./test/bats/bin/bats --filter-tags "norunner" test/
   else
     DENV_RUNNER="${runner}" ./test/bats/bin/bats test/
   fi
diff --git a/test/config.bats b/test/config.bats
index bd1beed..27f2173 100644
--- a/test/config.bats
+++ b/test/config.bats
@@ -24,33 +24,6 @@ teardown() {
   assert_output
 }
 
-@test "basic check run" {
-  run denv check
-  assert_output --partial "denv would run with '${DENV_RUNNER}'"
-}
-
-@test "quiet check run" {
-  run denv check --quiet
-  refute_output
-}
-
-@test "check fails when using unsupported runner" {
-  export DENV_RUNNER=dne
-  run -3 denv check
-  assert_output --partial "runner is not supported by denv"
-}
-
-@test "check that we are in a workspace" {
-  run denv check --workspace
-  assert_output --partial "Found denv_workspace"
-}
-
-@test "check that we are not in a workspace" {
-  rm -r .denv
-  run -4 denv check --workspace
-  assert_output --partial "Unable to deduce a denv workspace"
-}
-
 @test "print config" {
   run denv config print
   assert_line --index 0 "denv_workspace=\"${PWD}\""
@@ -81,3 +54,34 @@ teardown() {
   denv config network off
   assert_file_contains .denv/config '^denv_network="false"$'
 }
+
+# the rest do not support norunner
+# bats file_tags=
+
+@test "basic check run" {
+  run denv check
+  assert_output --partial "denv would run with '${DENV_RUNNER}'"
+}
+
+@test "quiet check run" {
+  run denv check --quiet
+  refute_output
+}
+
+@test "check fails when using unsupported runner" {
+  export DENV_RUNNER=dne
+  run -3 denv check
+  assert_output --partial "runner is not supported by denv"
+}
+
+@test "check that we are in a workspace" {
+  run denv check --workspace
+  assert_output --partial "Found denv_workspace"
+}
+
+@test "check that we are not in a workspace" {
+  rm -r .denv
+  run -4 denv check --workspace
+  assert_output --partial "Unable to deduce a denv workspace"
+}
+