Always and != Skipped (#10749)

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* Every hour debug

.github/workflows/integration-tests.yml

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ on:
   merge_group:
   pull_request:
   schedule:
-    - cron: "0 0 * * *"
-    # - cron: "0 * * * *" # DEBUG: Run every hour to nail down flakes
+    # - cron: "0 0 * * *"
+    - cron: "0 * * * *" # DEBUG: Run every hour to nail down flakes
   push:
     tags:
       - "*"
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ jobs:
 
   testnet-smoke-tests-notify:
     name: Live Testnet Start Slack Thread
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')) && needs.*.result != 'skipped' }}
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.testnet-smoke-tests-matrix.result != 'skipped' }}
     environment: integration
     outputs:
       thread_ts: ${{ steps.slack.outputs.thread_ts }}
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ jobs:
 
   testnet-smoke-tests-results:
     name: Post Live Testnet Smoke Test Results
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || (github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')) && needs.*.result != 'skipped' }}
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.testnet-smoke-tests-notify.result != 'skipped' }}
     environment: integration
     permissions:
       checks: write