diff --git a/.github/workflows/papi_framework.yml b/.github/workflows/papi_framework.yml
index 7832af4..2c6dfb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/papi_framework.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/papi_framework.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - 'src/**'
-      - '!src/components/**'
+      - 'src/components/*'
+      - '!src/components/*/**'
       - '!src/counter_analysis_toolkit/**'
   # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for the "main" branch
 
diff --git a/src/components/Makefile.in b/src/components/Makefile.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c37ac3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Makefile.in
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+echo make
diff --git a/src/components/cuda/tests/test.py b/src/components/cuda/tests/test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26fdfbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/cuda/tests/test.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+print("Helloworld.")
diff --git a/src/counter_analysis_toolkit/testing_cat.py b/src/counter_analysis_toolkit/testing_cat.py
index b5cd04f..4701d4a 100644
--- a/src/counter_analysis_toolkit/testing_cat.py
+++ b/src/counter_analysis_toolkit/testing_cat.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-print("Testing how we run.")
+print("Testing how we run actions.")