diff --git a/.github/workflows/android-emu.yml b/.github/workflows/android-emu.yml
index f8512aeda9..33ded0dcc2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/android-emu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/android-emu.yml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Android app in the emulator
     needs: [plan, core, backend]
     # core and backend are skipped when an earlier run built them, and backend also when the run doesn't start it
-    if: ${{ !cancelled() && !failure() && needs.plan.result == 'success' }}
+    if: ${{ !cancelled() && !failure() && needs.plan.result == 'success' && needs.core.result != 'cancelled' && needs.backend.result != 'cancelled' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 75
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-linux.yml
index 41da71cff5..eff5767152 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-linux.yml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ jobs:
     name: desktop app under Xvfb
     needs: [plan, core, backend]
     # core and backend are skipped when an earlier run built them, and backend also when the run doesn't start it
-    if: ${{ !cancelled() && !failure() && needs.plan.result == 'success' }}
+    if: ${{ !cancelled() && !failure() && needs.plan.result == 'success' && needs.core.result != 'cancelled' && needs.backend.result != 'cancelled' }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     timeout-minutes: 60
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ios-sim.yml b/.github/workflows/ios-sim.yml
index b6477018e9..1fe3fe5791 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ios-sim.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ios-sim.yml
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ jobs:
     name: app in the iOS simulator
     needs: [plan, core, backend]
     # core and backend are skipped when an earlier run built them, and backend also when the run doesn't start it
-    if: ${{ !cancelled() && !failure() && needs.plan.result == 'success' }}
+    if: ${{ !cancelled() && !failure() && needs.plan.result == 'success' && needs.core.result != 'cancelled' && needs.backend.result != 'cancelled' }}
     runs-on: macos-26
     timeout-minutes: 120
     env: