diff --git a/.github/workflows/rit.yml b/.github/workflows/rit.yml
index 153bba7116c..b618614f3a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rit.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 name: Rootstock Integration Tests
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - "master"
-      - "*-rc"
+  # push:
+  #   branches:
+  #     - "master"
+  #     - "*-rc"
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
     branches:
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ on:
     types:
       - created
       - edited
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  issues: write
+
 
 jobs:
   rootstock-integration-tests:
@@ -56,6 +60,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "FED Branch: $(jq -r '.fed_branch' debug-values.json)"
           echo "RIT Branch: $(jq -r '.rit_branch' debug-values.json)"
 
+      - name: Test Token Permissions
+        run: |
+          curl -H "Authorization: token ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github.v3+json" \
+          https://api.github.com/user
+
       - name: Checkout Rootstock Integration Tests Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -63,17 +73,23 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ env.RIT_BRANCH }}
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Debug Comment Event
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+        run: |
+          echo "Comment body: ${{ github.event.comment.body }}"
+
       - name: Check Comment Condition
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
         run: |
           echo "Evaluating condition..."
-          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "issue_comment" && "${{ github.event.comment.body }}" == *"/pipeline:run"* ]]; then
+          if [[ "${{ github.event.comment.body }}" == *"/pipeline:run"* ]]; then
             echo "Condition met: Pipeline run command detected in comment."
           else
             echo "Condition not met: Comment body is '${{ github.event.comment.body }}'"
           fi
 
       - name: Run Rootstock Integration Tests
-        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' || (github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && contains(github.event.comment.body, '/pipeline:run'))
+        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment' && contains(github.event.comment.body, '/pipeline:run')
         uses: rsksmart/rootstock-integration-tests@v1
         with:
           rskj-branch: ${{ env.RSKJ_BRANCH }}