diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
index fcb990f01..3d6aacfa3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-tests.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ name: Backend unit tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - packages/backend/**
 
 jobs:
   unit-tests:
@@ -14,17 +12,33 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-12, windows-2019]
 
     steps:
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            backend:
+              - 'packages/backend/**'
+      - name: "Skip tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'false'
+        run: |
+         echo "Skipping test run" 
+         exit 0
+
       - name: "Print OS"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'true'
         run: echo ${{ matrix.os }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'true'
 
       - name: "Setup environment"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'true'
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-env
         with:
           bootstrap-packages: "@quiet/eslint-config,@quiet/logger,@quiet/common,@quiet/types,@quiet/state-manager,@quiet/backend,@quiet/identity,backend-bundle"
 
       - name: "Unit tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'true'
         run: lerna run test-ci --scope @quiet/backend --stream
 
   long-running-tests:
@@ -35,17 +49,33 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04]
 
     steps:
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            backend:
+              - 'packages/backend/**'
+      - name: "Skip tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'false'
+        run: |
+          echo "Skipping test run" 
+          exit 0
+
       - name: "Print OS"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'true'
         run: echo ${{ matrix.os }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'true'
 
       - name: "Setup environment"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'true'
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-env
         with:
           bootstrap-packages: "@quiet/eslint-config,@quiet/logger,@quiet/common,@quiet/types,@quiet/state-manager,@quiet/backend,@quiet/identity,backend-bundle"
 
       - name: "Unit tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'true'
         run: lerna run test-ci-long-running --scope @quiet/backend --stream
 
   unit-tests-with-tor:
@@ -56,15 +86,31 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04]
 
     steps:
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            backend:
+              - 'packages/backend/**'
+      - name: "Skip tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'false'
+        run: |
+          echo "Skipping test run" 
+          exit 0
+
       - name: "Print OS"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'true'
         run: echo ${{ matrix.os }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'true'
 
       - name: "Setup environment"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'true'
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-env
         with:
           bootstrap-packages: "@quiet/eslint-config,@quiet/logger,@quiet/common,@quiet/types,@quiet/state-manager,@quiet/backend,@quiet/identity,backend-bundle"
 
       - name: "Unit tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.backend == 'true'
         run: lerna run test-ci-tor --scope @quiet/backend --stream
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-desktop-visual-regression.yml b/.github/workflows/check-desktop-visual-regression.yml
index 3b8599420..7ecc4123e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-desktop-visual-regression.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-desktop-visual-regression.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ name: Desktop visual regressions
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - packages/desktop/**
 
 jobs:
   chromatic-deployment:
@@ -14,20 +12,36 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04]
 
     steps:
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            desktop:
+              - 'packages/desktop/**'
+      - name: "Skip tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'false'
+        run: |
+         echo "Skipping test run" 
+         exit 0
+
       - name: "Print OS"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'true'
         run: echo ${{ matrix.os }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'true'
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0 # Required to retrieve git history
 
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-env
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'true'
         with:
           bootstrap-packages: "@quiet/eslint-config,@quiet/logger,@quiet/common,@quiet/types,@quiet/state-manager,@quiet/backend,@quiet/identity,@quiet/desktop,backend-bundle"
 
       - name: "Publish to Chromatic"
         uses: chromaui/action@355e2a05a179e9e89c2b237dcd55adbeb89e577e # v1
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'true'
         with:
           workingDir: ./packages/desktop
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-rtl-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-rtl-tests.yml
index 7262c6bce..02232b9c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-rtl-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-rtl-tests.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ name: Desktop - state-manager bracket tests (RTL)
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - packages/desktop/**
-      - packages/state-manager/**
 
 jobs:
   desktop-tests:
@@ -16,16 +13,33 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-12]
 
     steps:
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            validFiles:
+              - 'packages/desktop/**'
+              - 'packages/state-manger/**'
+      - name: "Skip tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.validFiles == 'false'
+        run: |
+         echo "Skipping test run" 
+         exit 0
+
       - name: "Print OS"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.validFiles == 'true'
         run: echo ${{ matrix.os }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.validFiles == 'true'
 
       - name: "Setup environment"
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-env
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.validFiles == 'true'
         with:
           cachePrefix: "desktop-tests"
           bootstrap-packages: "@quiet/eslint-config,@quiet/logger,@quiet/common,@quiet/types,@quiet/state-manager,@quiet/backend,@quiet/identity,@quiet/desktop,backend-bundle"
 
       - name: "Desktop - state-manager bracket tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.validFiles == 'true'
         run: lerna run rtl-test --scope @quiet/desktop --stream
diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-test-scroll.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-test-scroll.yml
index 0ee999eb7..9f1c0b9ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-test-scroll.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-test-scroll.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ name: Desktop scroll regression tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - packages/desktop/**
 
 jobs:
   regression-tests:
@@ -15,31 +13,49 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04]
 
     steps:
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            desktop:
+              - 'packages/desktop/**'
+      - name: "Skip tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'false'
+        run: |
+         echo "Skipping test run" 
+         exit 0
+
       - name: "Print OS"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'true'
         run: echo ${{ matrix.os }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'true'
 
       - name: Setup environment
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-env
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'true'
         with:
           bootstrap-packages: "@quiet/eslint-config,@quiet/logger,@quiet/common,@quiet/types,@quiet/state-manager,@quiet/backend,@quiet/identity,@quiet/desktop,backend-bundle"
 
       - name: "Install libs"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'true'
         run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y libgtk2.0-0 libgtk-3-0 libnotify-dev libgconf-2-4 libnss3 libxss1 libasound2 libxtst6 xauth xvfb
 
       - name: "Remove test files workaround"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'true'
         run: find packages/desktop/src -name '*.test.*' -delete && find packages/backend/src -name '*.test.*' -delete
 
       - uses: cypress-io/github-action@1b70233146622b69e789ccdd4f9452adc638d25a # v6.6.1
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'true'
         with:
           install: false
           command: npm run regression-test:ci
           working-directory: packages/desktop
 
       - name: Archive test screenshots
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'true'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@5d5d22a31266ced268874388b861e4b58bb5c2f3 # v4.3.1
-        if: always()
         with:
           name: test-screenshots-linux
           path: packages/desktop/cypress/snapshots
diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-tests.yml
index 5971ab692..9acb5f1ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-tests.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ name: Desktop tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - packages/desktop/**
 
 jobs:
   desktop-tests:
@@ -15,16 +13,32 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-12]
 
     steps:
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            desktop:
+              - 'packages/desktop/**'
+      - name: "Skip tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'false'
+        run: |
+         echo "Skipping test run" 
+         exit 0
+
       - name: "Print OS"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'true'
         run: echo ${{ matrix.os }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'true'
 
       - name: "Setup environment"
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-env
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'true'
         with:
           cachePrefix: "desktop-tests"
           bootstrap-packages: "@quiet/eslint-config,@quiet/logger,@quiet/common,@quiet/types,@quiet/state-manager,@quiet/backend,@quiet/identity,@quiet/desktop,backend-bundle"
 
       - name: "Unit tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.desktop == 'true'
         run: lerna run test --scope @quiet/desktop --stream
diff --git a/.github/workflows/identity-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/identity-tests.yml
index 9019564c5..e2562a47a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/identity-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/identity-tests.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ name: Identity tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - packages/identity/**
 
 jobs:
   identity-tests:
@@ -15,15 +13,31 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-12, windows-2019]
 
     steps:
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            identity:
+              - 'packages/identity/**'
+      - name: "Skip tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.identity == 'false'
+        run: |
+         echo "Skipping test run" 
+         exit 0
+
       - name: "Print OS"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.identity == 'true'
         run: echo ${{ matrix.os }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.identity == 'true'
 
       - name: "Setup environment"
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-env
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.identity == 'true'
         with:
           bootstrap-packages: "@quiet/eslint-config,@quiet/logger,@quiet/types,@quiet/identity,backend-bundle"
 
       - name: "Unit tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.identity == 'true'
         run: lerna run test --scope @quiet/identity --stream
diff --git a/.github/workflows/state-manager-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/state-manager-tests.yml
index 61d97d1ed..51f204c27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/state-manager-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/state-manager-tests.yml
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ name: State-manager tests
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - packages/state-manager/**
 
 jobs:
   state-manager-tests:
@@ -15,15 +13,31 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04, macos-12]
 
     steps:
+      - uses: dorny/paths-filter@v3
+        id: filter
+        with:
+          filters: |
+            stateManager:
+              - 'packages/state-manager/**'
+      - name: "Skip tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.stateManager == 'false'
+        run: |
+         echo "Skipping test run" 
+         exit 0
+
       - name: "Print OS"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.stateManager == 'true'
         run: echo ${{ matrix.os }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.stateManager == 'true'
 
       - name: "Setup environment"
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-env
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.stateManager == 'true'
         with:
           bootstrap-packages: "@quiet/eslint-config,@quiet/logger,@quiet/common,@quiet/types,@quiet/state-manager,@quiet/backend,@quiet/identity,@quiet/desktop,backend-bundle"
 
       - name: "Unit tests"
+        if: steps.filter.outputs.stateManager == 'true'
         run: lerna run test --scope @quiet/state-manager --stream