diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yaml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yaml
index faae27ae..b94902d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         run: semgrep scan --config auto --error
 
   test-without-llms:
-    # if: github.actor != 'github-merge-queue[bot]'
+    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
     strategy:
       matrix:
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit  # pragma: allowlist secret
 
   test-with-anthropic:
-    # if: github.actor != 'github-merge-queue[bot]'
+    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yaml
     with:
       python-version: "3.9"
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
       - test-without-llms
 
   test-with-azure_oai:
-    # if: github.actor != 'github-merge-queue[bot]'
+    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yaml
     with:
       python-version: "3.9"
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
       - test-without-llms
 
   test-with-openai:
-    # if: github.actor != 'github-merge-queue[bot]'
+    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yaml
     with:
       python-version: "3.9"
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ jobs:
       - test-without-llms
 
   test-with-togetherai:
-    # if: github.actor != 'github-merge-queue[bot]'
+    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yaml
     with:
       python-version: "3.9"
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
       - test-without-llms
 
   test-with-llm:
-    # if: github.actor != 'github-merge-queue[bot]'
+    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/main'
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test.yaml
     with:
       python-version: "3.9"
@@ -128,8 +129,7 @@ jobs:
       - test-with-togetherai
 
   test-macos-latest:
-    # if: github.actor != 'github-merge-queue[bot]' && github.event.pull_request.draft == false
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -149,8 +149,7 @@ jobs:
         run: bash scripts/test.sh -m "not (db or nats or anthropic or azure_oai or openai or togetherai or llm)"
 
   test-windows-latest:
-    # if: github.actor != 'github-merge-queue[bot]' && github.event.pull_request.draft == false
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     runs-on: windows-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -170,8 +169,7 @@ jobs:
         run: bash scripts/test.sh -m "not (db or nats or anthropic or azure_oai or openai or togetherai or llm)"
 
   coverage-combine:
-    # if: github.actor != 'github-merge-queue[bot]' && github.event.pull_request.draft == false
-    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
+    if: github.ref != 'refs/heads/dev' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' && github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     needs:
       - test-without-llms
       - test-with-llm
@@ -217,7 +215,6 @@ jobs:
           slug: airtai/fastagency
 
   unit_test_wasp:
-    # if: github.actor != 'github-merge-queue[bot]'
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     permissions:
       contents: read