diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_github_metadata.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr_github_metadata.yaml
index f4ca1598fa2..00bddb62143 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_github_metadata.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_github_metadata.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 name: PR Github Metadata
 
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request_target:
     types: [opened, edited, reopened]
 
 permissions:
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ jobs:
 
   label-pr:
     name: Set Labels
-    if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_github_status_l1.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr_github_status_l1.yaml
index e7a19a97385..5eb9737acc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_github_status_l1.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_github_status_l1.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ on:
         edited,
         ready_for_review,
         converted_to_draft,
+        labeled,
+        unlabeled,
       ]
   pull_request_review:
     types: [submitted]
@@ -18,7 +20,8 @@ jobs:
   update-project-status:
     name: Update PR status for ethrex_l1 project
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # sadly pull_request_review doesn't have direct access to labels information so we'll have to check this later.
+    # Skip forked PRs: they can't access the GitHub App secrets this job relies on.
+    # pull_request_review lacks label data, so the script double-checks before proceeding.
     if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false && (github.event_name == 'pull_request_review' || contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'L1'))
     permissions:
       contents: read