diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-lint-test.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-lint-test.yml
index 699f105074..f5a1cd1f03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-lint-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-lint-test.yml
@@ -1,42 +1,39 @@
 ---
 name: "Backend verify"
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - v*
-    branches:
-      - master
-    paths:
-      - 'backend/**.go'
-      - 'backend/go.mod'
-      - '.github/workflows/backend-lint-test.yml'
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'backend/**.go'
-      - 'backend/go.mod'
-      - '.github/workflows/backend-lint-test.yml'
   workflow_call:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 jobs:
-  verify:
-    name: Lint & Test Backend
+  lint:
+    name: Lint Backend
     runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
         with:
           go-version-file: 'backend/go.mod'
+          cache-dependency-path: 'backend/go.sum'
       - name: golangci-lint
         uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v8
         with:
           version: v2.4
           working-directory: backend
           args: --timeout=10m --config=.golangci.yaml
+
+  test:
+    name: Test Backend
+    runs-on: blacksmith-4vcpu-ubuntu-2404
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        with:
+          go-version-file: 'backend/go.mod'
+          cache-dependency-path: 'backend/go.sum'
       - name: Install Task
         uses: arduino/setup-task@v1
         with:
           version: 3.x
           repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - name: Unit & Integration Tests
-        run: task backend:test-integration
+        run: task backend:test-integration
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/fork-pr-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/fork-pr-verify.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec4dc8e0e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/fork-pr-verify.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+name: PR verification (forks)
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "frontend/**"
+      - "backend/**"
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+jobs:
+  backend-verify:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == true
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/backend-lint-test.yml
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+
+  frontend-verify:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == true
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/frontend-verify.yml
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend-verify.yml
index 44e57fa8b8..fab5a3098c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend-verify.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,6 @@
 ---
 name: "Frontend Lint & Compile check"
 on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - master
-    paths:
-      - "frontend/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/frontend-verify.yml"
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - "frontend/**"
-      - ".github/workflows/frontend-verify.yml"
   workflow_call:
 env:
   CI: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/repository-dispatch.yml b/.github/workflows/repository-dispatch.yml
index 67784d838e..1df019f76f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/repository-dispatch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/repository-dispatch.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
     paths:
       - "frontend/**"
       - "backend/**"
+      - '.github/workflows/repository-dispatch.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/backend-lint-test.yml'
+      - '.github/workflows/frontend-verify.yml'
     tags:
       - '*'
     branches:
@@ -25,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
   dispatch:
     needs: [backend-verify, frontend-verify]
+    if: "!failure() && !cancelled()"
     runs-on: blacksmith-2vcpu-ubuntu-2404
     steps:
       - uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4
@@ -51,4 +55,4 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ env.ACTIONS_BOT_TOKEN }}
           repository: redpanda-data/console-enterprise
           event-type: push
-          client-payload: '{"branch": "${{ github.ref_name }}", "commit_sha": "${{ github.sha }}"}'
+          client-payload: '{"branch": "${{ github.ref_name }}", "commit_sha": "${{ github.sha }}"}'
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diff --git a/taskfiles/backend.yaml b/taskfiles/backend.yaml
index 4404f0756a..894d1c7e24 100644
--- a/taskfiles/backend.yaml
+++ b/taskfiles/backend.yaml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ tasks:
       - install-tparse
     cmds:
       - |
-        {{ .PATH_PREFIX }} go test -race --tags=integration -json -p=1 {{.CLI_ARGS | default "./..." }} | {{ .BUILD_ROOT }}/bin/go/tparse
+        {{ .PATH_PREFIX }} go test -race --tags=integration -json -p=2 {{.CLI_ARGS | default "./..." }} | {{ .BUILD_ROOT }}/bin/go/tparse
 
   cover:
     dir: "{{.BACKEND_ROOT}}"