diff --git a/.github/workflows/gtest-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/gtest-ci.yml
index 036c392f..b2dcab49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gtest-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gtest-ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: Tests
-      run: bazel test --test_output=errors //...
+      run: bazel test --cxxopt=-std=c++14 --features=external_include_paths --test_output=errors ...
 
   MacOs:
     runs-on: macos-latest
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: Tests
-      run: bazel test --test_output=errors //...
+      run:  bazel test --cxxopt=-std=c++14 --features=external_include_paths --test_output=errors ...
 
 
   Windows:
@@ -40,4 +40,4 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: Tests
-      run: bazel test --test_output=errors //...
+      run: bazel test --cxxopt=-std=c++14 --features=external_include_paths --test_output=errors ...
diff --git a/ci/linux-presubmit.sh b/ci/linux-presubmit.sh
index f7e0f465..4eb5bbe4 100644
--- a/ci/linux-presubmit.sh
+++ b/ci/linux-presubmit.sh
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ time docker run \
       --copt="-Wuninitialized" \
       --copt="-Wno-error=pragmas" \
       --distdir="/bazel-distdir" \
+      --features=external_include_paths \
       --keep_going \
       --show_timestamps \
       --test_output=errors
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ for std in ${STD}; do
         --copt="-Wuninitialized" \
         --define="absl=${absl}" \
         --distdir="/bazel-distdir" \
+        --features=external_include_paths \
         --keep_going \
         --show_timestamps \
         --test_output=errors
@@ -123,6 +125,7 @@ for std in ${STD}; do
         --copt="-Wuninitialized" \
         --define="absl=${absl}" \
         --distdir="/bazel-distdir" \
+        --features=external_include_paths \
         --keep_going \
         --linkopt="--gcc-toolchain=/usr/local" \
         --show_timestamps \
diff --git a/ci/macos-presubmit.sh b/ci/macos-presubmit.sh
index 3b711da5..8f35df58 100644
--- a/ci/macos-presubmit.sh
+++ b/ci/macos-presubmit.sh
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ for absl in 0 1; do
     --copt="-Werror" \
     --cxxopt="-std=c++14" \
     --define="absl=${absl}" \
+    --features=external_include_paths \
     --keep_going \
     --show_timestamps \
     --test_output=errors