diff --git a/.github/scripts/defaults.sh b/.github/scripts/defaults.sh
index abccdaaf..0ce7b706 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/defaults.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/defaults.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ LOCAL_FIRESIM_DIR=$LOCAL_CHIPYARD_DIR/sims/firesim/sim
 
 # key value store to get the build groups
 declare -A grouping
-grouping["group-cores"]="chipyard-cva6 chipyard-ibex chipyard-rocket chipyard-hetero chipyard-boom chipyard-sodor chipyard-digitaltop chipyard-multiclock-rocket chipyard-nomem-scratchpad"
+grouping["group-cores"]="chipyard-cva6 chipyard-ibex chipyard-rocket chipyard-hetero chipyard-boom chipyard-sodor chipyard-digitaltop chipyard-multiclock-rocket chipyard-nomem-scratchpad chipyard-spike"
 grouping["group-peripherals"]="chipyard-dmirocket chipyard-blkdev chipyard-spiflashread chipyard-spiflashwrite chipyard-mmios chipyard-lbwif"
 grouping["group-accels"]="chipyard-fftgenerator chipyard-nvdla chipyard-mempress chipyard-sha3 chipyard-hwacha chipyard-gemmini chipyard-streaming-fir chipyard-streaming-passthrough"
 grouping["group-constellation"]="chipyard-constellation"
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ mapping["chipyard-streaming-fir"]=" CONFIG=StreamingFIRRocketConfig"
 mapping["chipyard-streaming-passthrough"]=" CONFIG=StreamingPassthroughRocketConfig"
 mapping["chipyard-hetero"]=" CONFIG=LargeBoomAndRocketConfig"
 mapping["chipyard-boom"]=" CONFIG=SmallBoomConfig"
+mapping["chipyard-spike"]=" CONFIG=SpikeConfig"
 mapping["chipyard-blkdev"]=" CONFIG=SimBlockDeviceRocketConfig"
 mapping["chipyard-hwacha"]=" CONFIG=HwachaRocketConfig"
 mapping["chipyard-gemmini"]=" CONFIG=GemminiRocketConfig"
diff --git a/.github/scripts/run-tests.sh b/.github/scripts/run-tests.sh
index c9e190db..8dc60603 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/run-tests.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/run-tests.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ case $1 in
     chipyard-boom)
         run_bmark ${mapping[$1]}
         ;;
+    chipyard-spike)
+        run_bmark ${mapping[$1]}
+        ;;
     chipyard-hetero)
         run_bmark ${mapping[$1]}
         ;;