diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.6-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.6-presubmits.yaml
index ea4b46ad8a76d..6f73267336a53 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.6-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.6-presubmits.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 presubmits:
   openshift/machine-config-operator:
   - agent: kubernetes
-    always_run: true
+    always_run: false
     branches:
     - release-4.6
     cluster: build01
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ presubmits:
           secretName: result-aggregator
     trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-aws-disruptive,?($|\s.*)
   - agent: kubernetes
-    always_run: true
+    always_run: false
     branches:
     - release-4.6
     cluster: build01
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ presubmits:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/prowgen-controlled: "true"
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
     name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.6-e2e-aws-proxy
+    optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-aws-proxy
     spec:
       containers:
@@ -503,6 +504,7 @@ presubmits:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/prowgen-controlled: "true"
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
     name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.6-e2e-metal-ipi
+    optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-metal-ipi
     spec:
       containers:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.7-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.7-presubmits.yaml
index 4162e44c41634..2e1af4fe08f84 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.7-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.7-presubmits.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 presubmits:
   openshift/machine-config-operator:
   - agent: kubernetes
-    always_run: true
+    always_run: false
     branches:
     - release-4.7
     cluster: build01
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ presubmits:
           secretName: result-aggregator
     trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-aws-disruptive,?($|\s.*)
   - agent: kubernetes
-    always_run: true
+    always_run: false
     branches:
     - release-4.7
     cluster: build01
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ presubmits:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/prowgen-controlled: "true"
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
     name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.7-e2e-aws-proxy
+    optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-aws-proxy
     spec:
       containers:
@@ -503,6 +504,7 @@ presubmits:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/prowgen-controlled: "true"
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
     name: pull-ci-openshift-machine-config-operator-release-4.7-e2e-metal-ipi
+    optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-metal-ipi
     spec:
       containers: