diff --git a/.github/workflows/gke.yaml b/.github/workflows/gke.yaml
index 437f9a9837..3c09e31935 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gke.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gke.yaml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ on:
   #   will disappear from the PR checks: please provide a direct link to the
   #   successful workflow run (can be found from Actions tab) in a comment.
   #
-  # pull_request: {}
+  pull_request: {}
   ###
-  pull_request_target: {}
+  # pull_request_target: {}
   # Run every 6 hours
   schedule:
     - cron:  '0 2/6 * * *'
@@ -153,6 +153,14 @@ jobs:
           # Port forward Relay
           cilium hubble port-forward&
           sleep 10s
+
+          set -x
+
+          echo "[DEBUG] port-forward"
+          ps | grep port-forward || true
+          pgrep -f "kubectl.*port-forward.*hubble-relay" || true
+          pgrep -f "cilium.*hubble.*port-forward" || true
+
           if ! [[ $(pgrep -f "kubectl.*port-forward.*hubble-relay" | wc -l) == 1 ]]; then
             # support for native port-forwarding
             # TODO: remove kubectl version after 0.16.20 release