diff --git a/.github/actions/linux-test/action.yml b/.github/actions/linux-test/action.yml
index c94cb8d5c11c..0b031046a7a5 100644
--- a/.github/actions/linux-test/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/linux-test/action.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,14 @@ inputs:
   GITHUB_TOKEN:
     description: GitHub token
     required: true
-
+  disable-monitor:
+    description: |
+      [Experimental] Disable utilization monitoring for tests.
+      Currently, by default we disable the monitor job and only look for specific tests,
+      since we are investigating the behaviour of the monitor script with different tests.
+    required: false
+    type: boolean
+    default: true
 #env:
 #  GIT_DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ inputs.default_branch }}
 
@@ -115,6 +122,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Start monitoring script
       id: monitor-script
+      if: ${{ !inputs.disable-monitor }}
       shell: bash
       continue-on-error: true
       run: |
@@ -289,7 +297,7 @@ runs:
         cat test/**/*_toprint.log || true
 
     - name: Stop monitoring script
-      if: always() && steps.monitor-script.outputs.monitor-script-pid
+      if: ${{ always() && steps.monitor-script.outputs.monitor-script-pid }}
       shell: bash
       continue-on-error: true
       env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_linux-test.yml b/.github/workflows/_linux-test.yml
index 0ac80050fde8..22bf49145e14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_linux-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_linux-test.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,14 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: ""
+      disable-monitor:
+        description: |
+          [Experimental] Disable utilization monitoring for tests.
+          Currently, by default we disable the monitor job and only look for specific tests,
+          since we are investigating the behaviour of the monitor script with different tests.
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
     secrets:
       HUGGING_FACE_HUB_TOKEN:
         required: false
@@ -145,6 +153,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Start monitoring script
         id: monitor-script
+        if: ${{ !inputs.disable-monitor }}
         shell: bash
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
@@ -328,7 +337,7 @@ jobs:
           cat test/**/*_toprint.log || true
 
       - name: Stop monitoring script
-        if: always() && steps.monitor-script.outputs.monitor-script-pid
+        if: ${{ always() && steps.monitor-script.outputs.monitor-script-pid }}
         shell: bash
         continue-on-error: true
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_mac-test.yml b/.github/workflows/_mac-test.yml
index efd2ea81757a..cc08c2f0164e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_mac-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_mac-test.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ on:
         default: 270
         description: |
           Set the maximum (in minutes) how long the workflow should take to finish
+      disable-monitor:
+        description: |
+          [Experimental] Disable utilization monitoring for tests.
+          Currently, by default we disable the monitor job and only look for specific tests,
+          since we are investigating the behaviour of the monitor script with different tests.
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
 
 jobs:
   test:
@@ -101,6 +109,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Start monitoring script
         id: monitor-script
+        if: ${{ !inputs.disable-monitor }}
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           ${CONDA_RUN} python3 -m tools.stats.monitor > usage_log.txt 2>&1 &
@@ -200,7 +209,7 @@ jobs:
           cat test/**/*_toprint.log || true
 
       - name: Stop monitoring script
-        if: always() && ${{ steps.monitor-script.outputs.monitor-script-pid }}
+        if: ${{ always() && steps.monitor-script.outputs.monitor-script-pid }}
         continue-on-error: true
         env:
           MONITOR_SCRIPT_PID: ${{ steps.monitor-script.outputs.monitor-script-pid }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_rocm-test.yml b/.github/workflows/_rocm-test.yml
index 5c97641b58a1..dd93580d9e34 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_rocm-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_rocm-test.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ on:
         default: ""
         description: |
           List of tests to include (empty string implies default list)
+      disable-monitor:
+        description: |
+          [Experimental] Disable utilization monitoring for tests.
+          Currently, by default we disable the monitor job and only look for specific tests,
+          since we are investigating the behaviour of the monitor script with different tests.
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
 
 env:
   GIT_DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
@@ -91,6 +99,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Start monitoring script
         id: monitor-script
+        if: ${{ !inputs.disable-monitor }}
         shell: bash
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
@@ -247,7 +256,7 @@ jobs:
           cat test/**/*_toprint.log || true
 
       - name: Stop monitoring script
-        if: always() && steps.monitor-script.outputs.monitor-script-pid
+        if: ${{ always() && steps.monitor-script.outputs.monitor-script-pid }}
         shell: bash
         continue-on-error: true
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_win-test.yml b/.github/workflows/_win-test.yml
index 1452b26bf720..a95464ef7a18 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_win-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_win-test.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ on:
         default: 240
         description: |
           Set the maximum (in minutes) how long the workflow should take to finish
+      disable-monitor:
+        description: |
+          [Experimental] Disable utilization monitoring for tests.
+          Currently, by default we disable the monitor job and only look for specific tests,
+          since we are investigating the behaviour of the monitor script with different tests.
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
 
 env:
   GIT_DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
@@ -101,6 +109,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Start monitoring script
         id: monitor-script
         shell: bash
+        if: ${{ !inputs.disable-monitor }}
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           # Windows conda doesn't have python3 binary, only python, but it's python3
@@ -213,7 +222,7 @@ jobs:
           cat test/**/*_toprint.log || true
 
       - name: Stop monitoring script
-        if: always() && steps.monitor-script.outputs.monitor-script-pid
+        if: ${{ always() && steps.monitor-script.outputs.monitor-script-pid }}
         shell: bash
         continue-on-error: true
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/_xpu-test.yml b/.github/workflows/_xpu-test.yml
index fe82e132dcbc..35105adc1a7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/_xpu-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/_xpu-test.yml
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ on:
         default: ""
         description: |
           List of tests to include (empty string implies default list)
+      disable-monitor:
+        description: |
+          [Experimental] Disable utilization monitoring for tests.
+          Currently, by default we disable the monitor job and only look for specific tests,
+          since we are investigating the behaviour of the monitor script with different tests.
+        required: false
+        type: boolean
+        default: true
 
 env:
   GIT_DEFAULT_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
@@ -83,6 +91,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Start monitoring script
         id: monitor-script
+        if: ${{ !inputs.disable-monitor }}
         shell: bash
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
@@ -242,7 +251,7 @@ jobs:
           cat test/**/*_toprint.log || true
 
       - name: Stop monitoring script
-        if: always() && steps.monitor-script.outputs.monitor-script-pid
+        if: ${{ always() && steps.monitor-script.outputs.monitor-script-pid }}
         shell: bash
         continue-on-error: true
         env: