diff --git a/.github/workflows/android.yaml b/.github/workflows/android.yaml
index 2fbc0d57913c3f..b001733aee104e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 1e32b20861fdc9..2ecfa69bb3752b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cirque.yaml b/.github/workflows/cirque.yaml
index 1a229025285af8..942a1ecf5fad20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cirque.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cirque.yaml
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ jobs:
                      --volume /dev/pts:/dev/pts \
                      -- scripts/tests/cirque_tests.sh run_all_tests
             - name: Uploading Binaries
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name:
                       cirque_log-${{steps.outsuffix.outputs.value}}-logs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/darwin.yaml b/.github/workflows/darwin.yaml
index 417329feac3810..30ea69ed97f71f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/darwin.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/darwin.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples-efr32.yaml b/.github/workflows/examples-efr32.yaml
index d98671cf85e350..bf9ff7b81ba60e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples-efr32.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples-efr32.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ jobs:
                   if_false: "pull-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
             - name: Uploading Binaries
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+              if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name:
                       ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}-example-build-${{
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples-esp32.yaml b/.github/workflows/examples-esp32.yaml
index 2832aa54363c15..14f85a034e8dda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples-esp32.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples-esp32.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@ jobs:
               run: |
                   cp -r example_binaries/$BUILD_TYPE-build /tmp/output_binaries/
             - name: Uploading Binaries
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+              if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name:
                       ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}-example-build-${{
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples-infineon.yaml b/.github/workflows/examples-infineon.yaml
index 033cd8ee7a0311..aa017444083660 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples-infineon.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples-infineon.yaml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples-k32w.yaml b/.github/workflows/examples-k32w.yaml
index 6e337556fb9947..ba097d2471a26c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples-k32w.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples-k32w.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ jobs:
                   if_false: "pull-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
             - name: Uploading Binaries
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+              if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name:
                       ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}-example-build-${{
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples-linux-standalone.yaml b/.github/workflows/examples-linux-standalone.yaml
index 1f77a89bbfd807..96c655b80008c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples-linux-standalone.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples-linux-standalone.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ jobs:
                   if_false: "pull-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
             - name: Uploading Binaries
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+              if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name:
                       ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}-example-build-${{
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples-mbed.yaml b/.github/workflows/examples-mbed.yaml
index 6df9897a110d99..5fb71e374a3244 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples-mbed.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples-mbed.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
@@ -99,7 +99,8 @@ jobs:
                   if_false: "pull-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
 
             - name: Uploading binaries as artifacts
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+              if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name:
                       ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}-binaries-${{env.APP_TARGET}}-${{ env.APP_PROFILE}}-build-${{
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples-nrfconnect.yaml b/.github/workflows/examples-nrfconnect.yaml
index 16bb09a5ee7e9b..c0b2d86c8965fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples-nrfconnect.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples-nrfconnect.yaml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
@@ -155,12 +155,14 @@ jobs:
             - name: Binary artifact suffix
               id: outsuffix
               uses: haya14busa/action-cond@v1.0.0
+              if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   cond: ${{ github.event.pull_request.number == '' }}
                   if_true: "${{ github.sha }}"
                   if_false: "pull-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
             - name: Uploading Binaries
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+              if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name:
                       ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}-example-build-${{
diff --git a/.github/workflows/examples-qpg.yaml b/.github/workflows/examples-qpg.yaml
index 94e71a2df49d15..799f2f8bfb3247 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/examples-qpg.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/examples-qpg.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ jobs:
                   if_false: "pull-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
             - name: Uploading Binaries
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+              if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name:
                       ${{ env.BUILD_TYPE }}-example-build-${{
diff --git a/.github/workflows/qemu.yaml b/.github/workflows/qemu.yaml
index d67075c53499e7..9655f2685087e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/qemu.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/qemu.yaml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ jobs:
               timeout-minutes: 35
               run: scripts/tests/esp32_qemu_tests.sh /tmp/test_logs
             - name: Uploading Logs
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+              if: ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: qemu-esp32-logs
                   path: /tmp/log_output
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_artifacts.yaml b/.github/workflows/release_artifacts.yaml
index 1030022099917d..747c578d7f384b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_artifacts.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_artifacts.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index a588da906050c8..ddcd833fff6299 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs-linux-${{ matrix.type }}-${{ matrix.eventloop }}
                   path: |
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ jobs:
                   scripts/tests/test_suites.sh  -a tv
             - name: Uploading core files
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ failure() }}
+              if: ${{ failure() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: crash-core-linux-${{ matrix.type }}-${{ matrix.eventloop }}
                   path: /tmp/cores/
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
                   retention-days: 5
             - name: Uploading objdir for debugging
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ failure() }}
+              if: ${{ failure() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: crash-objdir-linux-${{ matrix.type }}-${{ matrix.eventloop }}
                   path: objdir-clone/
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ jobs:
               run: scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs-darwin-${{ matrix.type }}-${{ matrix.eventloop }}
                   path: |
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
                   scripts/tests/test_suites.sh
             - name: Uploading core files
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ failure() }}
+              if: ${{ failure() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: crash-core-darwin-${{ matrix.type }}-${{ matrix.eventloop }}
                   path: /cores/
@@ -183,13 +183,13 @@ jobs:
                   retention-days: 5
             - name: Uploading diagnostic logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ failure() }}
+              if: ${{ failure() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: crash-log-darwin-${{ matrix.type }}-${{ matrix.eventloop }}
                   path: ~/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/
             - name: Uploading objdir for debugging
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ failure() }}
+              if: ${{ failure() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: crash-objdir-darwin-${{ matrix.type }}-${{ matrix.eventloop }}
                   path: objdir-clone/
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_integration_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/unit_integration_test.yaml
index 14adee6374a317..268b19412646ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit_integration_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit_integration_test.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
                   scripts/build/gn_bootstrap.sh ;
             - name: Uploading bootstrap logs
               uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name: bootstrap-logs
                   path: |
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ jobs:
               timeout-minutes: 5
               run: RUN_HAPPY_TESTS=1 scripts/tests/gn_tests.sh
             - name: Uploading Happy Test Log
-              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
-              if: ${{ always() }}
+              uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
+              if: ${{ always() }} && ${{ !env.ACT }}
               with:
                   name:
                       happy_log-${{ steps.outsuffix.outputs.value }}-${{ matrix.type }}