diff --git a/.github/workflows/cleanup.yml b/.github/workflows/cleanup.yml
index 44e3c5add..0fe833103 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cleanup.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cleanup.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 name: push cleanup-bare-metal image
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - .github/workflows/cleaup.yml
-      - packages/**
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
   container_registry: ghcr.io/edgelesssys
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e_openssl.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e_openssl.yml
index 81d55533f..e7ca6bd1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e_openssl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e_openssl.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,7 @@
 name: e2e test
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - dev-docs/**
-      - docs/**
-      - rfc/**
-      - tools/asciinema/**
-      - tools/vale/**
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   test_matrix:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static.yml b/.github/workflows/static.yml
index 6b5dfc3c2..dc4bf0ea1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
-  pull_request:
 
 jobs:
   flake-check: