diff --git a/.github/workflows/aks.yaml b/.github/workflows/aks.yaml
index 1695df18..84a58247 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/aks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/aks.yaml
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ jobs:
       hosted_provider: aks
       rancher_version: ${{ inputs.rancher_version || '2.8-head' }}
       k3s_version: ${{ inputs.k3s_version || 'v1.27.9+k3s1' }}
-      operator_nightly_chart: ${{ inputs.operator_nightly_chart || true }}
-      run_p0_provisioning_tests: ${{ inputs.run_p0_provisioning_tests || true }}
-      run_p0_importing_tests: ${{ inputs.run_p0_imorting_tests || true }}
-      run_support_matrix_provisioning_tests: ${{ inputs.run_support_matrix_provisioning_tests || false }}
-      run_support_matrix_importing_tests: ${{ inputs.run_support_matrix_importing_tests || false }}
-      destroy_runner: ${{ inputs.destroy_runner || true }}
+      operator_nightly_chart: ${{ inputs.operator_nightly_chart == true || true }}
+      run_p0_provisioning_tests: ${{ inputs.run_p0_provisioning_tests == true || true }}
+      run_p0_importing_tests: ${{ inputs.run_p0_imorting_tests == true || true }}
+      run_support_matrix_provisioning_tests: ${{ inputs.run_support_matrix_provisioning_tests == true || false }}
+      run_support_matrix_importing_tests: ${{ inputs.run_support_matrix_importing_tests == true || false }}
+      destroy_runner: ${{ inputs.destroy_runner == true || true }}
       runner_template: ${{ inputs.runner_template ||  'hosted-prov-e2e-ci-runner-spot-n2-highmem-16-gl-template-v1' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/eks.yaml b/.github/workflows/eks.yaml
index 701f1e27..285690c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eks.yaml
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ jobs:
       hosted_provider: eks
       rancher_version: ${{ inputs.rancher_version || '2.8-head' }}
       k3s_version: ${{ inputs.k3s_version || 'v1.27.9+k3s1' }}
-      operator_nightly_chart: ${{ inputs.operator_nightly_chart || true }}
-      run_p0_provisioning_tests: ${{ inputs.run_p0_provisioning_tests || true }}
-      run_p0_importing_tests: ${{ inputs.run_p0_imorting_tests || true }}
-      run_support_matrix_provisioning_tests: ${{ inputs.run_support_matrix_provisioning_tests || false }}
-      run_support_matrix_importing_tests: ${{ inputs.run_support_matrix_importing_tests || false }}
-      destroy_runner: ${{ inputs.destroy_runner || true}}
+      operator_nightly_chart: ${{ inputs.operator_nightly_chart == true || github.event_name == 'schedule' && true }}
+      run_p0_provisioning_tests: ${{ inputs.run_p0_provisioning_tests == true || github.event_name == 'schedule' && true }}
+      run_p0_importing_tests: ${{ inputs.run_p0_imorting_tests == true || github.event_name == 'schedule' && true }}
+      run_support_matrix_provisioning_tests: ${{ inputs.run_support_matrix_provisioning_tests == true || github.event_name == 'schedule' && false }}
+      run_support_matrix_importing_tests: ${{ inputs.run_support_matrix_importing_tests == true || github.event_name == 'schedule' && false }}
+      destroy_runner: ${{ inputs.destroy_runner == true || github.event_name == 'schedule' && true}}
       runner_template: ${{ inputs.runner_template ||  'hosted-prov-e2e-ci-runner-spot-n2-highmem-16-gl-template-v1'}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gke.yaml b/.github/workflows/gke.yaml
index a15fa46f..ff834e6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gke.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gke.yaml
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ jobs:
       hosted_provider: gke
       rancher_version: ${{ inputs.rancher_version || '2.8-head' }}
       k3s_version: ${{ inputs.k3s_version || 'v1.27.9+k3s1' }}
-      operator_nightly_chart: ${{ inputs.operator_nightly_chart || false }}
-      run_p0_provisioning_tests: ${{ inputs.run_p0_provisioning_tests || true }}
-      run_p0_importing_tests: ${{ inputs.run_p0_imorting_tests || true }}
-      run_support_matrix_provisioning_tests: ${{ inputs.run_support_matrix_provisioning_tests || false }}
-      run_support_matrix_importing_tests: ${{ inputs.run_support_matrix_importing_tests || false }}
-      destroy_runner: ${{ inputs.destroy_runner || true}}
+      operator_nightly_chart: ${{ inputs.operator_nightly_chart == false || false }}
+      run_p0_provisioning_tests: ${{ inputs.run_p0_provisioning_tests == true || true }}
+      run_p0_importing_tests: ${{ inputs.run_p0_imorting_tests == true || true }}
+      run_support_matrix_provisioning_tests: ${{ inputs.run_support_matrix_provisioning_tests == true || false }}
+      run_support_matrix_importing_tests: ${{ inputs.run_support_matrix_importing_tests == true || false }}
+      destroy_runner: ${{ inputs.destroy_runner == true || true}}
       runner_template: ${{ inputs.runner_template ||  'hosted-prov-e2e-ci-runner-spot-n2-highmem-16-gl-template-v1'}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yaml b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
index 08c0b5aa..9da50309 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yaml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
           RANCHER_VERSION: ${{ inputs.rancher_version }}
           RANCHER_HOSTNAME: ${{steps.runner-ip.outputs.PUBLIC_IP}}.sslip.io
         run: |
-          if [ ${{ github.event.inputs.operator_nightly_chart }} == true ]; then
+          if [ ${{ inputs.operator_nightly_chart }} == 'true' ]; then
             make prepare-e2e-ci-rancher-hosted-nightly-chart
           else
             make prepare-e2e-ci-rancher
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
           go-version-file: go.mod
 
       - name: Provisioning cluster tests
-        if:  ${{ github.event.inputs.run_p0_provisioning_tests == true }}
+        if:  ${{ inputs.run_p0_provisioning_tests == 'true' }}
         env:
           RANCHER_HOSTNAME: ${{ steps.runner-ip.outputs.PUBLIC_IP}}.sslip.io
           CATTLE_TEST_CONFIG: ${{ github.workspace }}/cattle-config-provisioning.yaml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ jobs:
           make e2e-provisioning-tests
 
       - name: Importing cluster tests
-        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.run_p0_importing_tests == true }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.run_p0_importing_tests == 'true' }}
         env:
           RANCHER_HOSTNAME: ${{ steps.runner-ip.outputs.PUBLIC_IP}}.sslip.io
           CATTLE_TEST_CONFIG: ${{ github.workspace }}/cattle-config-import.yaml
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ jobs:
           make e2e-import-tests
 
       - name: Support matrix provisioning tests
-        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.run_support_matrix_provisioning_tests == true }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.run_support_matrix_provisioning_tests == 'true' }}
         env:
           RANCHER_HOSTNAME: ${{ steps.runner-ip.outputs.PUBLIC_IP}}.sslip.io
           CATTLE_TEST_CONFIG: ${{ github.workspace }}/cattle-config-provisioning.yaml
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
           make e2e-support-matrix-provisioning-tests
 
       - name: Support matrix importing tests
-        if: ${{ github.event.inputs.run_support_matrix_importing_tests == true }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.run_support_matrix_importing_tests == 'true' }}
         env:
           RANCHER_HOSTNAME: ${{ steps.runner-ip.outputs.PUBLIC_IP}}.sslip.io
           CATTLE_TEST_CONFIG: ${{ github.workspace }}/cattle-config-import.yaml
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ jobs:
           if-no-files-found: ignore
 
   delete-runner:
-    if: ${{ always() && inputs.destroy_runner == true }}
+    if: ${{ always() && inputs.destroy_runner == 'true' }}
     needs: [create-runner, installation-and-e2e-tests]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps: