diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
index 93cb408bccd6..81f1994b636f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ jobs:
         name: canary
         path: test
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
 
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ jobs:
         name:  pvc
         path: test
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
 
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ jobs:
         name: pvc-db
         path: test
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
 
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ jobs:
         name: pvc-db-wal
         path: test
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
 
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ jobs:
         name: encryption-pvc
         path: test
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
 
@@ -449,8 +449,8 @@ jobs:
         name: encryption-pvc-db-wal
         path: test
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
 
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@ jobs:
         name: encryption-pvc-db
         path: test
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
 
@@ -608,8 +608,8 @@ jobs:
         name: encryption-pvc-kms-vault-token-auth
         path: test
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
 
@@ -673,8 +673,8 @@ jobs:
         name: lvm-pvc
         path: test
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
 
@@ -878,8 +878,8 @@ jobs:
         name: multi-cluster-mirroring
         path: test
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
 
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ jobs:
         name: rgw-multisite-testing
         path: test
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
index 644cd514a825..ffd3d166446c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
         name: ceph-helm-suite-artifact
         path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
index c8d5ca07e9ff..a756a3971eac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         name: ceph-mgr-suite-artifact
         path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
index 28c774dc1fb5..74c508159c9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         name: ceph-multi-cluster-deploy-suite-artifact
         path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml
index 5d13dd218530..3ebc2e979f1a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
         name: ceph-smoke-suite-artifact
         path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
index a3fe5ff450ed..b17a9eb24057 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         name: ceph-smoke-suite-artifact
         path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
index 1b4feefe01a2..a77046936eab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
         name: ceph-upgrade-suite-artifact
         path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
+    - name: setup tmate session for debugging when event is PR
+      if: failure() && github.event_name == 'pull_request'
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       timeout-minutes: 60
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml
index df3c39c6d72c..766b57bfe822 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-tests-on-release.yaml
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ jobs:
         name: ceph-helm-suite-artifact
         path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
-      uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
-      timeout-minutes: 30
-
   TestCephMultiClusterDeploySuite:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
     strategy:
@@ -116,11 +111,6 @@ jobs:
         name: ceph-multi-cluster-deploy-suite-artifact
         path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
-      uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
-      timeout-minutes: 30
-
   TestCephSmokeSuite:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
     strategy:
@@ -167,11 +157,6 @@ jobs:
         name: ceph-smoke-suite-artifact
         path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
-      uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
-      timeout-minutes: 30
-
   TestCephUpgradeSuite:
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
     strategy:
@@ -218,11 +203,6 @@ jobs:
         name: ceph-upgrade-suite-artifact
         path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
 
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
-      uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
-      timeout-minutes: 30
-
   TestCephObjectSuite:
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.ref != 'refs/heads/master' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'skip-ci') }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-18.04
@@ -269,8 +249,3 @@ jobs:
       with:
         name: ceph-smoke-suite-artifact
         path: /home/runner/work/rook/rook/tests/integration/_output/tests/
-
-    - name: setup tmate session for debugging
-      if: failure()
-      uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
-      timeout-minutes: 60