diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-gh-hosted.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-gh-hosted.yml
index 9fffd785544e..9f51bdbc29e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests-gh-hosted.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests-gh-hosted.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   run-test:
-    if: github.repository != 'openedx/edx-platform' && github.repository != 'edx/edx-platform-private'
+    if: (github.repository != 'openedx/edx-platform' && github.repository != 'edx/edx-platform-private') || (github.repository == 'openedx/edx-platform' && (startsWith(github.base_ref, 'open-release') == true))
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/unit-tests
 
   collect-and-verify:
-    if: github.repository != 'openedx/edx-platform' && github.repository != 'edx/edx-platform-private'
+    if: (github.repository != 'openedx/edx-platform' && github.repository != 'edx/edx-platform-private') || (github.repository == 'openedx/edx-platform' && (startsWith(github.base_ref, 'open-release') == true))
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 21345cb320a7..93ff8fb3628c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   run-tests:
-    if: github.repository == 'openedx/edx-platform' || github.repository == 'edx/edx-platform-private'
+    if: (github.repository == 'edx/edx-platform-private') || (github.repository == 'openedx/edx-plastform' && (startsWith(github.base_ref, 'open-release') == false))
     runs-on: [ edx-platform-runner ]
     strategy:
       matrix: