diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
index 12723fec2b40f..fc935eb69ce72 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/machine-config-operator/openshift-machine-config-operator-master-presubmits.yaml
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ presubmits:
           secretName: regcred
     trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-gcp-upgrade,?($|\s.*)
   - agent: kubernetes
-    always_run: false
+    always_run: true
     branches:
     - master
     cluster: api.ci