diff --git a/.github/workflows/dependabot_pr.yml b/.github/workflows/dependabot_pr.yml
index 089db7b6..d4fd1e06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dependabot_pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dependabot_pr.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   tests:
-    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.event.label.name == 'dependencies' }}
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' && contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'dependencies')
     uses: ./.github/workflows/tests.yml
   dependabot:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.actor == 'dependabot[bot]' && github.event.label.name == 'dependencies' }}
+    if: github.event.pull_request.user.login == 'dependabot[bot]' && contains(github.event.issue.labels.*.name, 'dependencies')
     needs: [tests]
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index fabc0985..a53dcb0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ name: Python unit tests
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches:
+      - master
   pull_request:
   workflow_call: