diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/hive/openshift-hive-master-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/hive/openshift-hive-master-presubmits.yaml
index 839467d31386d..5ecca92ceec28 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/hive/openshift-hive-master-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/hive/openshift-hive-master-presubmits.yaml
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ presubmits:
       ci-operator.openshift.io/prowgen-controlled: "true"
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
     name: pull-ci-openshift-hive-master-e2e-pool
-    optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-pool
+    skip_if_only_changed: ^docs/|\.md$|^(?:.*/)?(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|PROJECT|LICENSE)$
     spec:
       containers:
       - args: