diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-testing.yml b/.github/workflows/release-testing.yml
index 6c8e0c279a8..c9f11ab65cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-testing.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - 'hotfix-*-rc--*'
       - 'rc--*'
+      # TODO: remove me
       - 'marko-update-release-testing'
   workflow_dispatch:
 env:
@@ -39,7 +40,6 @@ jobs:
       options: >-
         -e NODE_NAME --privileged --cgroupns host -v /cache:/cache -v /var/sysimage:/var/sysimage -v /var/tmp:/var/tmp
     timeout-minutes: 180 # 3 hours
-    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ jobs:
       options: >-
         -e NODE_NAME --privileged --cgroupns host -v /cache:/cache -v /var/sysimage:/var/sysimage -v /var/tmp:/var/tmp
     timeout-minutes: 180 # 3 hours
-    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@ jobs:
       options: >-
         -e NODE_NAME --privileged --cgroupns host -v /cache:/cache -v /var/sysimage:/var/sysimage -v /var/tmp:/var/tmp
     timeout-minutes: 90
-    if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4