diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index 91828b4f54..245084ac46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ name: Benchmark
 on:
     push:
         branches:
-            - "*"
-            - "*/*"
+            - "master"
+            - "develop"
     pull_request:
-        types: [ready_for_review, synchronize, opened] # fix: synchronize triggers builds for PR merges with the base branch, currently causes duplicate builds as synchronize is treated the same as push for everything besides merges
+        types: [ready_for_review, synchronize, opened]
 
 jobs:
     crypto:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/functional.yml b/.github/workflows/functional.yml
index 6f668fe630..dc58a8edb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/functional.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/functional.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ name: Functional
 on:
     push:
         branches:
-            - "*"
-            - "*/*"
+            - "master"
+            - "develop"
     pull_request:
-        types: [ready_for_review, synchronize, opened] # fix: synchronize triggers builds for PR merges with the base branch, currently causes duplicate builds as synchronize is treated the same as push for everything besides merges
+        types: [ready_for_review, synchronize, opened]
 
 jobs:
     bridgechain-registration:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 881e9e6717..c279885446 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ name: Test
 on:
     push:
         branches:
-            - "*"
-            - "*/*"
+            - "master"
+            - "develop"
     pull_request:
-        types: [ready_for_review, synchronize, opened] # fix: synchronize triggers builds for PR merges with the base branch, currently causes duplicate builds as synchronize is treated the same as push for everything besides merges
+        types: [ready_for_review, synchronize, opened]
 
 jobs:
     unit: