diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 048bbabd1..1e272b258 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
 
   nox-cross-arch:
     name: Cross-arch tests with nox
-    if: github.event_name == 'merge_group'
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       # Before adding new items to this matrix, make sure that a dockerfile
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Return true
-        run: true
+        run: "true"
 
 
   build: