diff --git a/.github/workflows/rerun-workflows.yml b/.github/workflows/rerun-workflows.yml
index 8ac2a7b569a6b50cb43d77aeeb3852468b077706..3aa07381e1794d546b016b2eb0fe23686188e6cc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rerun-workflows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rerun-workflows.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
                 repo: context.repo.repo,
                 run_id: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.id }},
               });
-            } else {
+            } else if (!BRANCH.includes('backport-')) {
               // notify slack of repeated failure
               const { WebClient } = require('@slack/web-api');
               const slack = new WebClient('${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}');