diff --git a/.github/actions/junit2jira/action.yaml b/.github/actions/junit2jira/action.yaml
index 6bf0ab1f7a026..481dc9153c7a9 100644
--- a/.github/actions/junit2jira/action.yaml
+++ b/.github/actions/junit2jira/action.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ inputs:
     description: 'Minimal number of failed issues that will result in reporting a single cumulative Jira issue.'
     required: false
     default: '5'
+outputs:
+  new-jiras:
+    description: 'Bool indicating if new issues were found'
+    value: ${{ steps.run.outputs.NEW_JIRAS }}
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -37,6 +41,7 @@ runs:
         chmod +x junit2jira
       fi
   - name: Check files
+    id: run
     shell: bash
     env:
       GCP_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_STACKROX_CI: ${{ inputs.gcp-account }}
@@ -50,6 +55,7 @@ runs:
         echo "Will create JIRA issues for JUnit failures found in ${{ inputs.directory }}"
       fi
       csv_output="$(mktemp --suffix=.csv)"
+      summary_file="$(mktemp --suffix=.json)"
       ./junit2jira \
           -base-link "${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/commit/${{ github.sha }}" \
           -build-id "${{ github.run_id }}"  \
@@ -60,8 +66,11 @@ runs:
           -junit-reports-dir "${{ inputs.directory }}" \
           -orchestrator "${{ runner.name }} ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}" \
           -threshold "${{ inputs.threshold }}" \
+          -summary-output "${summary_file}" \
           "${extra_args[@]}"
 
+      echo "NEW_JIRAS=$(jq -r '.newJIRAs > 0' "${summary_file}")" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
       source scripts/ci/lib.sh
       setup_gcp
       save_test_metrics "${csv_output}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
index 83ad271b7165a..0b3abf5760372 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         gotags: [ 'GOTAGS=""', 'GOTAGS=release' ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      new-jiras: ${{ steps.junit2jira.outputs.new-jiras }}
     container:
       image: quay.io/stackrox-io/apollo-ci:stackrox-test-0.4.4
     steps:
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Report test failures to Jira
       if: (!cancelled())
+      id: junit2jira
       uses: ./.github/actions/junit2jira
       with:
         create-jiras: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
@@ -80,6 +83,8 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         gotags: [ 'GOTAGS=""', 'GOTAGS=release' ]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      new-jiras: ${{ steps.junit2jira.outputs.new-jiras }}
     container:
       image: quay.io/stackrox-io/apollo-ci:stackrox-test-0.4.4
     steps:
@@ -123,6 +128,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Report junit failures in jira
       if: (!cancelled())
+      id: junit2jira
       uses: ./.github/actions/junit2jira
       with:
         create-jiras: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
@@ -173,6 +179,8 @@ jobs:
 
   ui:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      new-jiras: ${{ steps.junit2jira.outputs.new-jiras }}
     container:
       image: quay.io/stackrox-io/apollo-ci:stackrox-test-0.4.4
     steps:
@@ -202,6 +210,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Report junit failures in jira
       if: (!cancelled())
+      id: junit2jira
       uses: ./.github/actions/junit2jira
       with:
         create-jiras: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
@@ -211,6 +220,8 @@ jobs:
 
   local-roxctl-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      new-jiras: ${{ steps.junit2jira.outputs.new-jiras }}
     container:
       image: quay.io/stackrox-io/apollo-ci:stackrox-test-0.4.4
     steps:
@@ -240,6 +251,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Report junit failures in jira
       if: (!cancelled())
+      id: junit2jira
       uses: ./.github/actions/junit2jira
       with:
         create-jiras: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
@@ -249,6 +261,8 @@ jobs:
 
   shell-unit-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      new-jiras: ${{ steps.junit2jira.outputs.new-jiras }}
     container:
       image: quay.io/stackrox-io/apollo-ci:stackrox-test-0.4.4
     steps:
@@ -273,6 +287,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Report junit failures in jira
       if: (!cancelled())
+      id: junit2jira
       uses: ./.github/actions/junit2jira
       with:
         create-jiras: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
@@ -327,6 +342,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Slack message
       env:
         GITHUB_CONTEXT: ${{ toJSON(github) }}
+        mention_author: ${{ needs.go.outputs.new-jiras || needs.go-postgres.outputs.new-jiras || needs.local-roxctl-tests.outputs.new-jiras || needs.ui.outputs.new-jiras || needs.go.outputs.new-jiras || needs.shell-unit-tests.outputs.new-jiras }}
       run: |
         source scripts/ci/lib.sh
         slack_workflow_failure