diff --git a/.github/workflows/pmem_test_matrix.yml b/.github/workflows/pmem_test_matrix.yml
index ccb032b74c4..f18a24c24d1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pmem_test_matrix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pmem_test_matrix.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
       force_enable:
         required: true
         type: string
+      valgrind:
+        required: true
+        default: 1
       timeout_minutes:
         required: false
         type: number
@@ -27,12 +30,16 @@ jobs:
         test_script: [sh, py]
         os: [rhel, opensuse]
         build: [debug, nondebug]
+        valgrind: ${{ fromJSON(inputs.valgrind) }}
+
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Test prepare
         uses: ./.github/actions/pmem_test_prepare
+        with:
+          valgrind: ${{ matrix.valgrind }}
 
       - name: Test run
         uses: ./.github/actions/pmem_test_run
@@ -40,3 +47,4 @@ jobs:
           test_script: ${{ matrix.test_script }}
           build: ${{ matrix.build }}
           force_enable: ${{ matrix.force_enable }}
+          valgrind: ${{ matrix.valgrind }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pmem_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/pmem_tests.yml
index e5d3cb4e224..b1c44025bd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pmem_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pmem_tests.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/pmem_test_matrix.yml
     with:
       force_enable: '["pmemcheck", "memcheck"]'
+      valgrind: 0
 
   no_valgrind:
     name: Without Valgrind