diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_cvg.yml b/.github/workflows/run_cvg.yml
index 2ef5ad877..6cb437da4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_cvg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_cvg.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ on:
 
   pull_request:
     branches: [develop]
-    types: [opened]
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
       - '**.md'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testpythonpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/testpythonpackage.yml
index 55379c7d6..bd528e019 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testpythonpackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testpythonpackage.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ on:
 
   pull_request:
     branches: [develop]
-    types: [opened]
     paths-ignore:
       - 'docs/**'
       - '**.md'
@@ -22,6 +21,10 @@ on:
         description: 'Reason for running workflow'
         required: true
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   run_tests:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}