diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 50c636db41..b87d5bd3d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -109,6 +109,19 @@ jobs:
           name: "${{ needs.setup-tests.outputs.file-prefix }}-${{ matrix.part }}-coverage"
           path: ./${{ matrix.part }}profile.out
 
+  build-tests:
+    # TODO[1760]: Delete this build-tests action once the tests reliably pass again.
+    needs: setup-tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+        if: needs.setup-tests.outputs.should-run
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ needs.setup-tests.outputs.go-version }}
+      - name: build tests
+        run: |
+          make build-tests
 
   #  This action performs a code coverage assessment but filters out generated code from proto based types
   #  and grpc services
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 60538d911d..001783950a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ install: go.sum
 	CGO_LDFLAGS="$(CGO_LDFLAGS)" CGO_CFLAGS="$(CGO_CFLAGS)" $(GO) install $(BUILD_FLAGS) ./cmd/provenanced
 
 build: validate-go-version go.sum
+	# TODO[1760]: Remove this delay once we're stable again.
+	@if [ -z "${ACK_50}" ]; then printf '\033[93mWARNING:\033[0m This branch is currently unstable and should not be built for use.\n         To bypass this 10 second delay: ACK_50=1 make build\n'; sleep 10; fi
 	mkdir -p $(BUILDDIR)
 	CGO_LDFLAGS="$(CGO_LDFLAGS)" CGO_CFLAGS="$(CGO_CFLAGS)" $(GO) build -o $(BUILDDIR)/ $(BUILD_FLAGS) ./cmd/provenanced
 
@@ -353,18 +355,25 @@ $(CHECK_TEST_TARGETS): run-tests
 
 run-tests: go.sum
 ifneq (,$(shell which tparse 2>/dev/null))
-	$(GO) test -mod=readonly -json $(ARGS) -tags='$(TAGS)'$(TEST_PACKAGES) | tparse
+	$(GO) test -mod=readonly -json $(ARGS) -tags='$(TAGS)' $(TEST_PACKAGES) | tparse
 else
 	$(GO) test -mod=readonly $(ARGS) -tags='$(TAGS)' $(TEST_PACKAGES)
 endif
 
+build-tests: go.sum
+ifneq (,$(shell which tparse 2>/dev/null))
+	$(GO) test -mod=readonly -json $(ARGS) -tags='$(TAGS)' -run='ZYX_NOPE_NOPE_XYZ' $(TEST_PACKAGES) | tparse
+else
+	$(GO) test -mod=readonly $(ARGS) -tags='$(TAGS)' -run='ZYX_NOPE_NOPE_XYZ' $(TEST_PACKAGES)
+endif
+
 test-cover:
 	export VERSION=$(VERSION); bash -x contrib/test_cover.sh
 
 benchmark:
 	$(GO) test -mod=readonly -bench=. $(PACKAGES_NOSIMULATION)
 
-.PHONY: test test-all test-unit test-race test-cover benchmark run-tests  $(TEST_TARGETS)
+.PHONY: test test-all test-unit test-race test-cover benchmark run-tests build-tests $(TEST_TARGETS)
 
 ##############################
 # Test Network Targets