diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/runners.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/runners.py
index b8a208e9d89c7f2be7b0c4500f3ab5992fd2e168..f39e9509d48a54fcab9f00e96d6d4c86d9814103 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/runners.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/runners.py
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ Examples:
 )
 @click.argument("name")
 @click.argument("targets", nargs=-1, required=True)
+@click.option(
+    "-g",
+    "--group/--no-group",
+    default=False,
+    help="If set, consider the the provided name as a group name",
+)
 @click.option(
     "-d",
     "--dry-run/--no-dry-run",
@@ -130,7 +136,7 @@ Examples:
 )
 @verbosity_option()
 @bdt.raise_on_error
-def enable(name, targets, dry_run):
+def enable(name, targets, group, dry_run):
     """Enables runners on whole gitlab groups or single projects.
 
     You may provide project names (like "group/project"), whole groups, and
@@ -145,12 +151,12 @@ def enable(name, targets, dry_run):
     packages = []
     for target in targets:
 
-        if "/" in target:  # it is a specific project
-            packages.append(_get_project(gl, target))
-
-        elif os.path.exists(target):  # it is a file with project names
+        if os.path.exists(target):  # it is a file with project names
             packages += _get_projects_from_file(gl, target)
 
+        elif not group:  # it is a specific project
+            packages.append(_get_project(gl, target))
+
         else:  # it is a group - get all projects
             packages += _get_projects_from_group(gl, target)
 
diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/settings.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/settings.py
index feeb4113e06b3f730f45b55eba08fe7e298c138d..e85174510a916868a729f304847344f15ffa06c0 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/settings.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/settings.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def settings(projects, avatar, description, group, archive, dry_run):
         if os.path.exists(target):  # it is a file with project names
             gl_projects += _get_projects_from_file(gl, target)
 
-        if not group:  # it is a specific project
+        elif not group:  # it is a specific project
             gl_projects.append(_get_project(gl, target))
 
         else:  # it is a group - get all projects