diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index bf436d927..18b267b1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -54,11 +54,18 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         gatewayapi-provider: [istio]
+        pr-event:
+          - ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
         include:
-          # - istio-type: sail
-          #   gatewayapi-provider: istio
-          - istio-type: istioctl
-            gatewayapi-provider: istio
+          - gatewayapi-provider: istio
+            istio-type: sail
+          - gatewayapi-provider: istio
+            istio-type: istioctl
+        exclude:
+          - gatewayapi-provider: istio
+            pr-event: true
+            istio-type: sail
+      fail-fast: false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       KIND_CLUSTER_NAME: kuadrant-test