diff --git a/pkg/model/workflow.go b/pkg/model/workflow.go
index 7a93c379..b2e79c12 100644
--- a/pkg/model/workflow.go
+++ b/pkg/model/workflow.go
@@ -390,8 +390,6 @@ func (j *Job) Matrix() map[string][]interface{} {
 
 // GetMatrixes returns the matrix cross product
 // It skips includes and hard fails excludes for non-existing keys
-//
-//nolint:gocyclo
 func (j *Job) GetMatrixes() ([]map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	matrixes := make([]map[string]interface{}, 0)
 	if j.Strategy != nil {
@@ -406,31 +404,11 @@ func (j *Job) GetMatrixes() ([]map[string]interface{}, error) {
 				case []interface{}:
 					for _, i := range t {
 						i := i.(map[string]interface{})
-						extraInclude := true
-						for k := range i {
-							if _, ok := m[k]; ok {
-								includes = append(includes, i)
-								extraInclude = false
-								break
-							}
-						}
-						if extraInclude {
-							extraIncludes = append(extraIncludes, i)
-						}
+						includes = append(includes, i)
 					}
 				case interface{}:
 					v := v.(map[string]interface{})
-					extraInclude := true
-					for k := range v {
-						if _, ok := m[k]; ok {
-							includes = append(includes, v)
-							extraInclude = false
-							break
-						}
-					}
-					if extraInclude {
-						extraIncludes = append(extraIncludes, v)
-					}
+					includes = append(includes, v)
 				}
 			}
 			delete(m, "include")
diff --git a/pkg/model/workflow_test.go b/pkg/model/workflow_test.go
index adf7ab4f..7a98ce7c 100644
--- a/pkg/model/workflow_test.go
+++ b/pkg/model/workflow_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
 
 func TestReadWorkflow_StringEvent(t *testing.T) {
@@ -367,10 +369,9 @@ func TestReadWorkflow_Strategy(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, matrixes,
 		[]map[string]interface{}{
-			{"datacenter": "site-c", "node-version": "14.x", "site": "staging"},
-			{"datacenter": "site-c", "node-version": "16.x", "site": "staging"},
-			{"datacenter": "site-d", "node-version": "16.x", "site": "staging"},
-			{"php-version": 5.4},
+			{"datacenter": "site-c", "node-version": "14.x", "site": "staging", "php-version": 5.4},
+			{"datacenter": "site-c", "node-version": "16.x", "site": "staging", "php-version": 5.4},
+			{"datacenter": "site-d", "node-version": "16.x", "site": "staging", "php-version": 5.4},
 			{"datacenter": "site-a", "node-version": "10.x", "site": "prod"},
 			{"datacenter": "site-b", "node-version": "12.x", "site": "dev"},
 		},
@@ -394,6 +395,32 @@ func TestReadWorkflow_Strategy(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, job.Strategy.FailFast, false)
 }
 
+func TestMatrixOnlyIncludes(t *testing.T) {
+	matrix := map[string][]interface{}{
+		"include": []interface{}{
+			map[string]interface{}{"a": "1", "b": "2"},
+			map[string]interface{}{"a": "3", "b": "4"},
+		},
+	}
+	rN := yaml.Node{}
+	err := rN.Encode(matrix)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "encoding matrix should succeed")
+	job := &Job{
+		Strategy: &Strategy{
+			RawMatrix: rN,
+		},
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, job.Matrix(), matrix)
+	matrixes, err := job.GetMatrixes()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, matrixes,
+		[]map[string]interface{}{
+			{"a": "1", "b": "2"},
+			{"a": "3", "b": "4"},
+		},
+	)
+}
+
 func TestStep_ShellCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		shell         string