diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-nightly.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-nightly.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3a604e506
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-nightly.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: Kata Containers Nightly CI
+on:
+  schedule:
+    cron: '0 0 * * *'
+
+env:
+  COMMIT_HASH: ${GITHUB_REF}
+
+jobs:
+  set-fake-pr-number:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    run: |
+      echo "PR_NUMBER=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+  kata-containers-ci-on-push:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+    with:
+      commit-hash: ${{ env.COMMIT_HASH }}
+      pr-number: ${{ env.PR_NUMBER }}
+      tag: ${{ env.PR_NUMBER }}-${{ env.COMMIT_HASH }}-nightly
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 7eb1491a50..7a1bcdd223 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
 
   run-k8s-tests-on-aks:
-    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ok-to-test') }}
     needs: publish-kata-deploy-payload-amd64
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-aks.yaml
     with:
@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@ jobs:
     secrets: inherit
 
   run-k8s-tests-on-sev:
-    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ok-to-test') }}
     needs: publish-kata-deploy-payload-amd64
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-sev.yaml
     with:
@@ -52,7 +50,6 @@ jobs:
       commit-hash: ${{ inputs.commit-hash }}
 
   run-k8s-tests-on-snp:
-    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ok-to-test') }}
     needs: publish-kata-deploy-payload-amd64
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-snp.yaml
     with:
@@ -63,7 +60,6 @@ jobs:
       commit-hash: ${{ inputs.commit-hash }}
 
   run-k8s-tests-on-tdx:
-    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ok-to-test') }}
     needs: publish-kata-deploy-payload-amd64
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-k8s-tests-on-tdx.yaml
     with:
@@ -73,7 +69,6 @@ jobs:
       commit-hash: ${{ inputs.commit-hash }}
 
   run-metrics-tests:
-    if: ${{ contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'ok-to-test') }}
     needs: build-kata-static-tarball-amd64
     uses: ./.github/workflows/run-metrics.yaml
     with: