diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e28c73a062..eec0ebcf09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ concurrency:
 env:
   RUSTFLAGS: '--cfg async_executor_impl="async-std" --cfg async_channel_impl="async-std"'
   RUST_LOG: info,libp2p=off,node=error
+  DOCKER_PLATFORMS: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && 'linux/amd64' || 'linux/amd64,linux/arm64' }}
 
 jobs:
   build:
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ jobs:
             target/release/dev-rollup
 
   build-arm:
+    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
     runs-on: buildjet-8vcpu-ubuntu-2204-arm
     env:
       CARGO_BUILD_JOBS: '6'
@@ -145,6 +147,8 @@ jobs:
   build-dockers:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [build, build-arm]
+    # if build_arm is skipped, run this job anyway
+    if: ${{ !(failure() || cancelled()) }}
     outputs:
       sequencer-tag: ${{ steps.sequencer.outputs.tags }}
       cdn-broker-tag: ${{ steps.cdn-broker.outputs.tags }}
@@ -176,6 +180,7 @@ jobs:
           path: target/amd64/release
 
       - name: Download executables ARM
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu-services
@@ -300,7 +305,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/sequencer.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.sequencer.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.sequencer.outputs.labels }}
@@ -310,7 +315,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/cdn-broker.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.cdn-broker.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.cdn-broker.outputs.labels }}
@@ -320,7 +325,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/cdn-marshal.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.cdn-marshal.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.cdn-marshal.outputs.labels }}
@@ -330,7 +335,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/cdn-whitelist.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.cdn-whitelist.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.cdn-whitelist.outputs.labels }}
@@ -340,7 +345,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/state-relay-server.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.state-relay-server.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.state-relay-server.outputs.labels }}
@@ -350,7 +355,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/prover-service.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.prover-service.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.prover-service.outputs.labels }}
@@ -360,7 +365,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/orchestrator.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.orchestrator.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.orchestrator.outputs.labels }}
@@ -370,7 +375,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/submit-transactions.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.submit-transactions.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.submit-transactions.outputs.labels }}
@@ -380,7 +385,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/deploy.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.deploy.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.deploy.outputs.labels }}
@@ -390,7 +395,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/permissionless-builder.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.builder.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.builder.outputs.labels }}
@@ -400,7 +405,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/nasty-client.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.nasty-client.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.nasty-client.outputs.labels }}
@@ -410,7 +415,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/espresso-dev-node.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.espresso-dev-node.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.espresso-dev-node.outputs.labels }}
@@ -419,7 +424,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/espresso-bridge.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.bridge.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.bridge.outputs.labels }}
@@ -429,7 +434,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/marketplace-solver.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.marketplace-solver.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.marketplace-solver.outputs.labels }}
@@ -439,7 +444,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/marketplace-builder.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.marketplace-builder.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.marketplace-builder.outputs.labels }}
@@ -449,7 +454,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/node-validator.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.node-validator.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.node-validator.outputs.labels }}
@@ -459,7 +464,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: ./
           file: ./docker/dev-rollup.Dockerfile
-          platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          platforms: ${{ env.DOCKER_PLATFORMS }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.dev-rollup.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.dev-rollup.outputs.labels }}