diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/backport.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/backport.yml
index a51633ed9b..c324e8aef3 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   backporting:
     if: >
-      !startsWith(vars.ROLE, 'forgejo-') && (
+      ( vars.ROLE == 'forgejo-coding' ) && (
         github.event.pull_request.merged
         &&
         contains(toJSON(github.event.pull_request.labels), 'backport/v')
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/build-release-integration.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/build-release-integration.yml
index 610b8f0520..fe13c9606f 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build-release-integration.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build-release-integration.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   release-simulation:
-    if: ${{ !startsWith(vars.ROLE, 'forgejo-') }}
+    if: vars.ROLE == 'forgejo-coding'
     runs-on: self-hosted
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/cascade-setup-end-to-end.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/cascade-setup-end-to-end.yml
index dcca2404d9..a4e3e0ac98 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/cascade-setup-end-to-end.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/cascade-setup-end-to-end.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   info:
-    if: ${{ !startsWith(vars.ROLE, 'forgejo-') }}
+    if: vars.ROLE == 'forgejo-coding'
     runs-on: docker
     container:
       image: node:20-bookworm
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml
index 9af82e0ef4..5869dd0d1b 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/renovate.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ env:
 
 jobs:
   renovate:
-    if: ${{ secrets.RENOVATE_TOKEN != '' }}
+    if: vars.ROLE == 'forgejo-coding' && secrets.RENOVATE_TOKEN != ''
 
     runs-on: docker
     container:
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml
index 125cb798dc..447b8d87a7 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   backend-checks:
-    if: ${{ !startsWith(vars.ROLE, 'forgejo-') }}
+    if: vars.ROLE == 'forgejo-coding' || vars.ROLE == 'forgejo-testing'
     runs-on: docker
     container:
       image: 'docker.io/node:20-bookworm'