diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/check-pr.yaml
index 87881da..0ee94cd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-pr.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
   #       env:
   #         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
   pr-label-check:
+    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.draft == false }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: docker://agilepathway/pull-request-label-checker:latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
index b738c54..318d25d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'docker') || github.event_name == 'push' }}  # ignore the pull request which comes from user depbot.
+    if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || !github.event.pull_request.draft ) }}
     steps:
       - run: |
           echo "docker build is required"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/license.yaml b/.github/workflows/license.yaml
index b60531f..08b98e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
   license:
     name: Check licenses
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
+    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.draft == false }}
     env:
       GOPRIVATE: github.com/zaphiro-technologies/*
       GH_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.REPO_PRIVATE_READ_PAT }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown.yaml b/.github/workflows/markdown.yaml
index cf1ae07..2caf0a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ on:
           #RELEASE_NOTES.md
 jobs:
   changes:
-    if: ${{ !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
+    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.draft == false }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     outputs:
       files_changed: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.markdown == 'true' || steps.filter.outputs.scripts == 'true' }}
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
               - '**/!(*RELEASE_NOTES).(md|MD)'
   markdown:
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.files_changed == 'true' && !github.event.pull_request.draft }}
+    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.files_changed == 'true' && github.event.pull_request.draft == false }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ jobs:
   markdown-spellchecker:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: changes
-    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.files_changed == 'true'  && !github.event.pull_request.draft && (!inputs.skip-spell-check || inputs.skip-spell-check == '') }}
+    if: ${{ needs.changes.outputs.files_changed == 'true'  && github.event.pull_request.draft == false && (!inputs.skip-spell-check || inputs.skip-spell-check == '') }}
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       with: