diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml b/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
index 3b493eeff..ad5e75125 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canary-integration-test.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -342,6 +343,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -419,6 +421,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -471,6 +474,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -520,6 +524,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -578,6 +583,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -630,6 +636,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -687,6 +694,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -763,6 +771,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -815,6 +824,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -870,6 +880,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -938,6 +949,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -992,6 +1004,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -1056,6 +1069,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -1146,6 +1160,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -1216,6 +1231,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -1273,6 +1289,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -1532,6 +1549,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -1627,6 +1645,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: run encryption KMS IBM Key Protect
         uses: ./.github/workflows/encryption-pvc-kms-ibm-kp
@@ -1657,6 +1676,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
@@ -1738,6 +1758,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/canary-test-config
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
index 962f98f8d..8d30d681c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-helm-suite.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup latest cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-keystone-auth-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-keystone-auth-suite.yaml
index 24da4dd58..5d4db9c53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-keystone-auth-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-keystone-auth-suite.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup latest cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
index cf8623cba..68a56d486 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-mgr-suite.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
index 71c73b018..05233cf08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-multi-cluster-suite.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml
index be07cdb0f..fa13bcd91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-object-suite.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup latest cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
index 0ccf3fe1a..5712ed754 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-smoke-suite.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml b/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
index 0c88af1a2..c4c384e87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration-test-upgrade-suite.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: setup cluster resources
         uses: ./.github/workflows/integration-test-config-latest-k8s
diff --git a/.github/workflows/multus.yaml b/.github/workflows/multus.yaml
index 230f36303..0be92c9e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/multus.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/multus.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/workflows/tmate_debug
         with:
           use-tmate: ${{ secrets.USE_TMATE }}
+          debug-ci: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci') }}
 
       - name: Setup multus
         run: ./tests/scripts/multus/setup-multus.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tmate_debug/action.yml b/.github/workflows/tmate_debug/action.yml
index b6a32e5f5..59f7e833c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tmate_debug/action.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tmate_debug/action.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ inputs:
   use-tmate:
     description: "boolean for enabling TMATE"
     required: true
+  debug-ci:
+    description: "boolean for debug-ci label in PR"
+    requnred: false
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: consider debugging
       shell: bash --noprofile --norc -eo pipefail -x {0}
-      if: runner.debug || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'debug-ci')
+      if: runner.debug || ${{ inputs.debug-ci }}
       run: |
         # Enable tmate only in the Rook fork, where the USE_TMATE secret is set in the repo, or if the action is re-run
         if [ "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY_OWNER" = "rook" ] || [ -n "${{ inputs.use-tmate }}" ] || [ "$GITHUB_RUN_ATTEMPT" -gt 1 ]; then