diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/monitoring-plugin/openshift-monitoring-plugin-main.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/monitoring-plugin/openshift-monitoring-plugin-main.yaml
index e9ecffda401aa..73fe66280ecc4 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/monitoring-plugin/openshift-monitoring-plugin-main.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/monitoring-plugin/openshift-monitoring-plugin-main.yaml
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ tests:
     workflow: ipi-aws
 - always_run: false
   as: e2e-management-api
+  optional: true
   skip_branches:
   - ^main$
   steps:
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/monitoring-plugin/openshift-monitoring-plugin-main-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/monitoring-plugin/openshift-monitoring-plugin-main-presubmits.yaml
index 0b363374cc5d2..755a48df7aff5 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/monitoring-plugin/openshift-monitoring-plugin-main-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/monitoring-plugin/openshift-monitoring-plugin-main-presubmits.yaml
@@ -746,6 +746,7 @@ presubmits:
       ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
       pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
     name: pull-ci-openshift-monitoring-plugin-main-e2e-management-api
+    optional: true
     rerun_command: /test e2e-management-api
     skip_branches:
     - ^main$
@@ -813,7 +814,7 @@ presubmits:
       - name: result-aggregator
         secret:
           secretName: result-aggregator
-    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )(e2e-management-api|remaining-required),?($|\s.*)
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )e2e-management-api,?($|\s.*)
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: false
     branches: