diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_env_run_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/build_env_run_tests.yml
index f02ecdf4..9372a4ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_env_run_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_env_run_tests.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
   build_env_pip_pyproject:  # checks only for building env using pip and pyproject.toml
     name: Build env using pip and pyproject.toml
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
   build_env_run_tests:  # checks for building env using mamba and runs codebase checks and tests
     name: Build env and run tests on ${{ matrix.os }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gpt_pr_review.yml b/.github/workflows/gpt_pr_review.yml
index 868290e7..70762241 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gpt_pr_review.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gpt_pr_review.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   gpt_pr_review:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     steps:
       - uses: coderabbitai/ai-pr-reviewer@latest
         env:
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 55f59995..c2d9d2a3 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ repos:
     rev: v0.0.286
     hooks:
       - id: ruff
-        args: [--fix, --exit-non-zero-on-fix, --config, ./pyproject.toml]
+        args: [--config, ./pyproject.toml]
 
   - repo: https://github.com/RobertCraigie/pyright-python
     rev: v1.1.324