diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ed65646..51309fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         run: .venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/ -v -m "not e2e"
 
   phase7-e2e:
-    if: github.event_name == 'merge_group'
+    name: phase7-e2e
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 4484ef0..e84f19e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ testpaths = ["tests"]
 addopts = "--cov=github_pr_kb --cov-report=term-missing"
 markers = [
     "integration: marks tests that call the real GitHub API (skipped unless RUN_INTEGRATION_TESTS=1)",
-    "e2e: marks deterministic CLI end-to-end harness tests intended for merge-queue CI",
+    "e2e: marks deterministic CLI end-to-end harness tests intended for required pre-merge CI",
 ]
 
 [tool.ruff]