diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-start-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-start-ci.yml
index bfd6c9c23fae19..0b846d164f61fd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/auto-start-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-start-ci.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ env:
   NODE_VERSION: lts/*
 
 jobs:
-  startCI:
+  get_prs_for_ci:
     if: github.repository == 'nodejs/node'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      numbers: ${{ steps.get_prs_for_ci.outputs.numbers }}
     steps:
       - name: Get Pull Requests
         id: get_prs_for_ci
@@ -27,23 +29,24 @@ jobs:
                   --limit 100
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  startCI:
+    needs: get_prs_for_ci
+    if: ${{ needs.get_prs_for_ci.outputs.numbers != '' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        if: ${{ steps.get_prs_for_ci.outputs.numbers != '' }}
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       # Install dependencies
       - name: Install Node.js
-        if: ${{ steps.get_prs_for_ci.outputs.numbers != '' }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
       - name: Install node-core-utils
-        if: ${{ steps.get_prs_for_ci.outputs.numbers != '' }}
         run: npm install -g node-core-utils
 
       - name: Setup node-core-utils
-        if: ${{ steps.get_prs_for_ci.outputs.numbers != '' }}
         run: |
           ncu-config set username ${{ secrets.JENKINS_USER }}
           ncu-config set token none
@@ -52,7 +55,6 @@ jobs:
           ncu-config set repo "$(echo ${{ github.repository }} | cut -d/ -f2)"
 
       - name: Start the CI
-        if: ${{ steps.get_prs_for_ci.outputs.numbers != '' }}
-        run: ./tools/actions/start-ci.sh "${{ steps.get_prs_for_ci.outputs.numbers }}"
+        run: ./tools/actions/start-ci.sh "${{ needs.get_prs_for_ci.outputs.numbers }}"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit-queue.yml b/.github/workflows/commit-queue.yml
index 452ca021ed422a..441c1e8b1d853b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/commit-queue.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit-queue.yml
@@ -17,9 +17,11 @@ env:
   NODE_VERSION: lts/*
 
 jobs:
-  commitQueue:
+  get_mergable_pull_requests:
     if: github.repository == 'nodejs/node'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      numbers: ${{ steps.get_mergable_pull_requests.outputs.numbers }}
     steps:
       - name: Get Pull Requests
         id: get_mergable_pull_requests
@@ -33,8 +35,12 @@ jobs:
                   --limit 100
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_USER_TOKEN }}
+  commitQueue:
+    needs: get_mergable_pull_requests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ needs.get_mergable_pull_requests.outputs.numbers != '' }}
+    steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-        if: ${{ steps.get_mergable_pull_requests.outputs.numbers != '' }}
         with:
           # Needs the whole git history for ncu to work
           # See https://github.com/nodejs/node-core-utils/pull/486
@@ -47,22 +53,18 @@ jobs:
 
       # Install dependencies
       - name: Install Node.js
-        if: ${{ steps.get_mergable_pull_requests.outputs.numbers != '' }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
       - name: Install node-core-utils
-        if: ${{ steps.get_mergable_pull_requests.outputs.numbers != '' }}
         run: npm install -g node-core-utils@latest
 
       - name: Set variables
-        if: ${{ steps.get_mergable_pull_requests.outputs.numbers != '' }}
         run: |
           echo "REPOSITORY=$(echo ${{ github.repository }} | cut -d/ -f2)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "OWNER=${{ github.repository_owner }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Configure node-core-utils
-        if: ${{ steps.get_mergable_pull_requests.outputs.numbers != '' }}
         run: |
           ncu-config set branch ${GITHUB_REF_NAME}
           ncu-config set upstream origin
@@ -73,7 +75,6 @@ jobs:
           ncu-config set owner "${OWNER}"
 
       - name: Start the Commit Queue
-        if: ${{ steps.get_mergable_pull_requests.outputs.numbers != '' }}
-        run: ./tools/actions/commit-queue.sh ${{ env.OWNER }} ${{ env.REPOSITORY }} "${{ steps.get_mergable_pull_requests.outputs.numbers }}"
+        run: ./tools/actions/commit-queue.sh ${{ env.OWNER }} ${{ env.REPOSITORY }} "${{ needs.get_mergable_pull_requests.outputs.numbers }}"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_USER_TOKEN }}