diff --git a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
index d84779103b..20bf8c3d8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/selfdrive_tests.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches-ignore:
       - 'testing-closet*'
   pull_request:
+    types: [opened, reopened]
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' && github.ref || github.run_id }}-${{ github.event_name }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml
index 549a2f4195..71bad021d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tools_tests.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches-ignore:
       - 'testing-closet*'
   pull_request:
+    types: [opened, reopened]
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' && github.ref || github.run_id }}-${{ github.event_name }}