diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d771807d0..256df594f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,16 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
+
 jobs:
+  set-ci-condition:
+    name: Should Run CI
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      should-run-ci:  ${{ (contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'lgtm') && github.event.pull_request.draft == false) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'workflow_call') }}
   path-filter:
-    if: ${{ (contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'lgtm') && github.event.pull_request.draft == false) || (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'workflow_call') }}
+    needs: set-ci-condition
+    if: ${{ needs.set-ci-condition.outputs.should-run-ci }}
 
     name: Filter Paths
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -78,13 +85,13 @@ jobs:
   # https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/blob/master/.github/workflows/check_diffs.yml
   ci_success:
     name: "CI Success"
-    needs: [test-backend, test-frontend, lint-backend, test-docs-build]
+    needs: [test-backend, test-frontend, lint-backend, test-docs-build, set-ci-condition ]
     if: always()
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       JOBS_JSON: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
       RESULTS_JSON: ${{ toJSON(needs.*.result) }}
-      EXIT_CODE: ${{!contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') && !contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled') && '0' || '1'}}
+      EXIT_CODE: ${{!contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') && !contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled') && needs.set-ci-condition.outputs.should-run-ci == 'true' && '0' || '1'}}
     steps:
       - name: "CI Success"
         run: |