diff --git a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
index 22031b5db..b057e6141 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cypress.yml
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@ name: Cypress Tests
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [ opened, review_requested, synchronize ]
-    branches-ignore:    
-    - 'ops/**'
 jobs:
   cypress:
-    if: "!contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ops')"
+    if: "!contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ops') && !contains(github.head_ref, 'ops/')"
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false