diff --git a/.github/workflows/bench-pr-comment.yml b/.github/workflows/bench-pr-comment.yml
index 0f7d03524..706bd2742 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bench-pr-comment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bench-pr-comment.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   benchmark:
     name: Comparative PR benchmark comment
+    if:
+      github.event.issue.pull_request
+      && github.event.issue.state == 'open'
+      && (contains(github.event.comment.body, '!benchmark') || contains(github.event.comment.body, '!gpu-benchmark'))
+      && (github.event.comment.author_association == 'MEMBER' || github.event.comment.author_association == 'OWNER')
     uses: lurk-lab/ci-workflows/.github/workflows/bench-pr-comment.yml@main
     with:
       default-runner: "self-hosted,gpu-bench"