diff --git a/.github/actions/storybook/action.yml b/.github/actions/storybook/action.yml
index dcc0217..d68f031 100644
--- a/.github/actions/storybook/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/storybook/action.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ inputs:
   percy-token:
     description: 'Token for Percy'
     required: true
+  skip-percy:
+    description: 'Whether or not to skip Percy - if skipped build still runs and preview url is still generated'
+    required: false
+    default: 'false'
 outputs:
   preview-url:
     description: 'URL of Storybook Preview'
@@ -16,6 +20,7 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Percy Visual Testing
+      if: inputs.skip-percy != 'true'
       env:
         PERCY_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.percy-token }}
       run: yarn percy
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_library.yml b/.github/workflows/verify_library.yml
index 53e517d..328ddbb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_library.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_library.yml
@@ -172,12 +172,13 @@ jobs:
           service-account: ${{ secrets.CI_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}
 
       - name: Run Storybook and upload preview
-        # Skip running of Percy through storybook if PR is dependecy updates or if PR is draft
-        if: inputs.ENABLE_VISUAL_TESTING && github.actor != 'renovate[bot]' && (github.event_name == 'merge_group' || github.event.pull_request.draft != true)
+        if: inputs.ENABLE_VISUAL_TESTING
         uses: reside-eng/workflow-templates-library/.github/actions/storybook@v1
         id: storybook
         with:
           percy-token: ${{ secrets.PERCY_TOKEN }}
+          # Skip running of Percy through storybook if PR is dependecy updates or if PR is draft
+          skip-percy: ${{ github.actor == 'renovate[bot]' || github.event.pull_request.draft == true }}
 
       - name: Comment preview links
         if: steps.storybook.outputs.preview-url != '' || steps.playwright.outputs.preview-url != ''