diff --git a/.github/workflows/ccip-live-network-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ccip-live-network-tests.yml
index 1fb820e09b..48f41182ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ccip-live-network-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ccip-live-network-tests.yml
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ build-chainlink ]
     # if the event is a scheduled event or the test type is smoke and no previous job failed
-    if: ${{ (github.event_name == 'schedule' || inputs.test_type == 'smoke') && !contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') }}
+    if: ${{ (github.event_name == 'schedule' || inputs.test_type == 'smoke') && !contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') &&  matrix.lanes.enabled == 'true' }}
     permissions:
       issues: read
       checks: write
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ jobs:
           - name: 'GNOSIS_MAINNET'
             pairs: 'GNOSIS_MAINNET,ARBITRUM_MAINNET'
             # GNOSIS_MAINNET,AVALANCHE_MAINNET;GNOSIS_MAINNET,BASE_MAINNET;GNOSIS_MAINNET,BSC_MAINNET;GNOSIS_MAINNET,OPTIMISM_MAINNET;GNOSIS_MAINNET,POLYGON_MAINNET'
-            enabled: false
+            enabled: true
             phaseTimeout: 20m
           - name: 'METIS_ANDROMEDA'
             pairs: 'METIS_ANDROMEDA,ARBITRUM_MAINNET'
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@6c661ce58804a1a20f6dc5fbee7f0381b469e001 # v1.25.0
         id: slack
         with:
-          channel-id: "#test-run-notifications"
+          channel-id: "#test_notif"
           payload: |
             {
               "attachments": [
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ jobs:
           workflow_run_id: ${{ github.run_id }}
           github_job_name_regex: ^CCIP smoke (.*)$
           message_title: CCIP Mainnet Smoke test
-          slack_channel_id: "#test-run-notifications"
+          slack_channel_id: "#test_notif"
           slack_bot_token: ${{ secrets.QA_SLACK_API_KEY }}
           slack_thread_ts: ${{ needs.start-slack-thread.outputs.thread_ts }}