diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml
index f54a95e223..66893d19d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-pr.yml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
       - should-run
       - build-test
     # Only run when committing to a PR that targets a release branch.
-    if: ${{ github.repository == 'XRPLF/rippled' && needs.should-run.outputs.go == 'true' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release') }}
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'XRPLF/rippled' && needs.should-run.outputs.go == 'true' && github.event_name == 'pull_request' && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.base.ref, 'release') }}
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-upload-recipe.yml
     secrets:
       remote_username: ${{ secrets.CONAN_REMOTE_USERNAME }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-upload-recipe.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-upload-recipe.yml
index 6245fd06e1..178dd65b8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-upload-recipe.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-upload-recipe.yml
@@ -69,22 +69,28 @@ jobs:
           conan export . --version=${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
           conan upload --confirm --check --remote="${REMOTE_NAME}" xrpl/${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
 
+      # When this workflow is triggered by a push event, it will always be when merging into the
+      # 'develop' branch, see on-trigger.yml.
       - name: Upload Conan recipe (develop)
-        if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/develop' }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
         env:
           REMOTE_NAME: ${{ inputs.remote_name }}
         run: |
           conan export . --version=develop
           conan upload --confirm --check --remote="${REMOTE_NAME}" xrpl/develop
 
+      # When this workflow is triggered by a pull request event, it will always be when merging into
+      # one of the 'release' branches, see on-pr.yml.
       - name: Upload Conan recipe (rc)
-        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/release') }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' }}
         env:
           REMOTE_NAME: ${{ inputs.remote_name }}
         run: |
           conan export . --version=rc
           conan upload --confirm --check --remote="${REMOTE_NAME}" xrpl/rc
 
+      # When this workflow is triggered by a tag event, it will always be when tagging a final
+      # release, see on-tag.yml.
       - name: Upload Conan recipe (release)
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'tag' }}
         env: