diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
index 90bdd75b7bc..39f7073f5e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql-analysis.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 name: "CodeQL"
 
 on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches: [ master ]
   pull_request:
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   analyze:
+    if: github.repository == 'ipfs/go-ipfs' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
     name: Analyze
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
index f2f94739f17..1fda1c8b3aa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-image.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   push_to_registry:
+    if: github.repository == 'ipfs/go-ipfs' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
     name: Push Docker image to Docker Hub
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-release-assets.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-release-assets.yml
index df055edd2ef..f6ca267199d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-release-assets.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-release-assets.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   sync-github-and-dist-ipfs-io:
+    if: github.repository == 'ipfs/go-ipfs' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     steps:
       - uses: ipfs/download-ipfs-distribution-action@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testground-on-push.yml b/.github/workflows/testground-on-push.yml
index ae1c80dd99c..a73018ca7e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testground-on-push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testground-on-push.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 ---
 name: Testground PR Checker
 
-on: [push]
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:
+
 
 jobs:
   testground:
+    if: github.repository == 'ipfs/go-ipfs' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     name: ${{ matrix.composition_file }}
     strategy: