diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master.yaml
index 9b1b7a76359e..4653a77af120 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master.yaml
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-openstack-ipi
 - as: e2e-openstack-parallel
   optional: true
-  run_if_changed: openstack
+  skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openstack-vexxhost
     env:
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-openstack-ipi
 - as: e2e-openstack-proxy
   optional: true
-  run_if_changed: openstack
+  skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openstack-vh-mecha-central
     workflow: openshift-e2e-openstack-proxy
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: ipi-aws
 - as: e2e-openstack-kuryr
   optional: true
-  run_if_changed: (openstack|gophercloud)
+  skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openstack-kuryr
     env:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12.yaml
index 988d947a6b45..240633412d77 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12.yaml
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-openstack-ipi
 - as: e2e-openstack-parallel
   optional: true
-  run_if_changed: openstack
+  skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openstack-vexxhost
     env:
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-openstack-ipi
 - as: e2e-openstack-proxy
   optional: true
-  run_if_changed: openstack
+  skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openstack-vh-mecha-central
     workflow: openshift-e2e-openstack-proxy
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: ipi-aws
 - as: e2e-openstack-kuryr
   optional: true
-  run_if_changed: (openstack|gophercloud)
+  skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openstack-kuryr
     env:
diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.13.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.13.yaml
index 5601d4b2c96d..8651040c6b9a 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.13.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.13.yaml
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-openstack-ipi
 - as: e2e-openstack-parallel
   optional: true
-  run_if_changed: openstack
+  skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openstack-vexxhost
     env:
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-openstack-ipi
 - as: e2e-openstack-proxy
   optional: true
-  run_if_changed: openstack
+  skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openstack-vh-mecha-central
     workflow: openshift-e2e-openstack-proxy
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: ipi-aws
 - as: e2e-openstack-kuryr
   optional: true
-  run_if_changed: (openstack|gophercloud)
+  skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
   steps:
     cluster_profile: openstack-kuryr
     env:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master-presubmits.yaml
index bf0bf6ab908a..e90df9060215 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-master-presubmits.yaml
@@ -2734,7 +2734,7 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-installer-master-e2e-openstack-kuryr
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-openstack-kuryr
-    run_if_changed: (openstack|gophercloud)
+    skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -2808,7 +2808,7 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-installer-master-e2e-openstack-parallel
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-openstack-parallel
-    run_if_changed: openstack
+    skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -2882,7 +2882,7 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-installer-master-e2e-openstack-proxy
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-openstack-proxy
-    run_if_changed: openstack
+    skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12-presubmits.yaml
index 06405bb6c6d5..07290460633e 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.12-presubmits.yaml
@@ -2739,7 +2739,7 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-installer-release-4.12-e2e-openstack-kuryr
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-openstack-kuryr
-    run_if_changed: (openstack|gophercloud)
+    skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -2813,7 +2813,7 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-installer-release-4.12-e2e-openstack-parallel
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-openstack-parallel
-    run_if_changed: openstack
+    skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -2887,7 +2887,7 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-installer-release-4.12-e2e-openstack-proxy
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-openstack-proxy
-    run_if_changed: openstack
+    skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.13-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.13-presubmits.yaml
index 464e21629bd5..64014f06a24f 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.13-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/installer/openshift-installer-release-4.13-presubmits.yaml
@@ -2734,7 +2734,7 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-installer-release-4.13-e2e-openstack-kuryr
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-openstack-kuryr
-    run_if_changed: (openstack|gophercloud)
+    skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -2808,7 +2808,7 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-installer-release-4.13-e2e-openstack-parallel
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-openstack-parallel
-    run_if_changed: openstack
+    skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
     spec:
       containers:
       - args:
@@ -2882,7 +2882,7 @@ presubmits:
     name: pull-ci-openshift-installer-release-4.13-e2e-openstack-proxy
     optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-openstack-proxy
-    run_if_changed: openstack
+    skip_if_only_changed: (^(docs|upi|hack)/)|((^|/)OWNERS(_ALIASES)?$)|((^|/)[A-Z]+\.md$)|(^(data/.*|images|pkg/.*|terraform/providers)/(alibabacloud|aws|azure|azurestack|baremetal|gcp|ibmcloud|libvirt|nutanix|ovirt|powervs|vsphere)/)
     spec:
       containers:
       - args: