diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index ced4799531eb..e70519f16f03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -761,6 +761,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: ide/projectuiapi.base
         run: ant $OPTS -f ide/projectuiapi.base test
 
+      - name: ide/projectui
+        run: ant $OPTS -f ide/projectui test
+
       - name: ide/refactoring.api
         run: ant $OPTS -f ide/refactoring.api test
 
diff --git a/ide/projectui/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/ProjectUtilitiesTest.java b/ide/projectui/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/ProjectUtilitiesTest.java
index 2a26e7a04af3..0354fa85858c 100644
--- a/ide/projectui/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/ProjectUtilitiesTest.java
+++ b/ide/projectui/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/ProjectUtilitiesTest.java
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ protected void setUp () throws Exception {
                 "org.openide.util.lookup.MetaInfServicesLookup.beforeLookup",
                 "org.netbeans.modules.project.ui.OpenProjectList.close",
                 "org.netbeans.modules.project.ui.OpenProjectList.doOpenProject");
-        RestrictThreadCreation.forbidNewThreads(false);
     }
     
     @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
diff --git a/ide/projectui/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/ProjectsRootNodeInitializedSoonerTest.java b/ide/projectui/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/ProjectsRootNodeInitializedSoonerTest.java
index d406d088edbc..f2e53a05ddf7 100644
--- a/ide/projectui/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/ProjectsRootNodeInitializedSoonerTest.java
+++ b/ide/projectui/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/ProjectsRootNodeInitializedSoonerTest.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 import java.util.logging.Handler;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.LogRecord;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.Project;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.ProjectManager;
 import org.netbeans.api.project.ui.OpenProjects;
@@ -122,9 +123,10 @@ public void close() throws SecurityException {
         }
         H h = new H();
         h.setLevel(Level.ALL);
-        OpenProjectList.LOGGER.addHandler(h);
-        OpenProjectList.LOGGER.setUseParentHandlers(false);
-        OpenProjectList.LOGGER.setLevel(Level.ALL);
+        Logger projectsRootNodeLOG = Logger.getLogger("org.netbeans.modules.project.ui.ProjectsRootNode");
+        projectsRootNodeLOG.addHandler(h);
+        projectsRootNodeLOG.setUseParentHandlers(false);
+        projectsRootNodeLOG.setLevel(Level.ALL);
 
         assertEquals("30 children", 30, logicalView.getChildren().getNodesCount(true));
 
diff --git a/ide/projectui/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/ProjectsRootNodeTest.java b/ide/projectui/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/ProjectsRootNodeTest.java
index cc8087f7a9df..d47d9c0a6670 100644
--- a/ide/projectui/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/ProjectsRootNodeTest.java
+++ b/ide/projectui/test/unit/src/org/netbeans/modules/project/ui/ProjectsRootNodeTest.java
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ public void testReplaceProjectSingleNonRootNode() throws Exception { // #197864
             }
         };
         ProjectsRootNode.checkNoLazyNode(ch);
-        Node[] ns = ch.getNodes(true);
+        Node[] ns = ch.getNodes(false);
         assertEquals(1, ns.length);
         assertEquals("p - Testing", ns[0].getDisplayName());
     }