diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-main.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-main.yaml
index fe10432761d37..c0fccc7689fb2 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-main.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-main.yaml
@@ -304,6 +304,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: openshift-e2e-aws-serial
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-aws-ovn-serial-publicnet
+  optional: true
   skip_if_only_changed: ^(?:docs|\.github)/|\.md$|^(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|PROJECT|LICENSE)$
   steps:
     cluster_profile: aws-2
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-main-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-main-presubmits.yaml
index c1e22f2ce1a03..94d87c431f321 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-main-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/origin/openshift-origin-main-presubmits.yaml
@@ -1585,6 +1585,7 @@ presubmits:
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
     name: pull-ci-openshift-origin-main-e2e-aws-ovn-serial-publicnet
+    optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-aws-ovn-serial-publicnet
     skip_if_only_changed: ^(?:docs|\.github)/|\.md$|^(?:\.gitignore|OWNERS|OWNERS_ALIASES|PROJECT|LICENSE)$
     spec: