diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index b5482d9d52..47b2932334 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ on:
 env:
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
   IS_RELEASE: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
-  RUN_SIMPLE_TESTS: 'false'
-  RUN_EXTENDED_TESTS: 'false'
+  RUN_SIMPLE_TESTS: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || inputs.run-tests == 'true' }}
+  RUN_EXTENDED_TESTS: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || inputs.run-tests == 'true' }}
   REF: ${{ inputs.target_branch =='' && github.ref || inputs.target_branch}}
   VCPKG_ROOT: ${{ github.workspace }}/vcpkg
   triplet: x64-linux
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-vcpkg.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-vcpkg.yml
index 8274521b36..5fb4b19603 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-vcpkg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-vcpkg.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ on:
 env:
   GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
   IS_RELEASE: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
-  RUN_SIMPLE_TESTS: 'false'
-  RUN_EXTENDED_TESTS: 'false'
+  RUN_SIMPLE_TESTS: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || inputs.run-tests == 'true' }}
+  RUN_EXTENDED_TESTS: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' || inputs.run-tests == 'true' }}
   REF: ${{ inputs.target_branch =='' && github.ref || inputs.target_branch}}