diff --git a/cros_run_bvt b/cros_run_bvt
index 0da0d4b..73107e1 100755
--- a/cros_run_bvt
+++ b/cros_run_bvt
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@
 # Run mostly the same Tast tests as the bvt-tast-cq suite regardless of flags.
 # Exclude "meta" tests, as they're just designed to exercise Tast itself.
 $DEBUG tast -verbose run -build=false "$DUT" \
-  '(!disabled && !"group:*" && !informational && !"name:meta.*")'
+  '(!disabled && ("group:mainline" || !"group:*") && !informational &&
+    !"name:meta.*")'
 TAST_STATUS=$?
 
 if [ ${AUTOTEST_STATUS} -ne 0 ] || [ ${TAST_STATUS} -ne 0 ]; then