diff --git a/.github/workflows/simnode.yml b/.github/workflows/simnode.yml
index 8f38e58cb1e..03cc95e4756 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/simnode.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/simnode.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           BASE_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
           GITHUB_BRANCH_NAME: ${{ steps.branch-name.outputs.current_branch }}
-        if: contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'needs-benchmarks')
-        if: env.RUNTIME_CHECK == 1
+        if: contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'needs-benchmarks') && env.RUNTIME_CHECK == 1
         id: run_simnode
         run: .maintain/run_simnode.sh