diff --git a/.pipelines/npm/npm-conformance-tests-latest-release.yaml b/.pipelines/npm/npm-conformance-tests-latest-release.yaml
index fefacaab24..3e52f897b0 100644
--- a/.pipelines/npm/npm-conformance-tests-latest-release.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/npm/npm-conformance-tests-latest-release.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 trigger:
-  - master
+  branches:
+    include:
+      - master
+  tags:
+    include:
+      - "*"
 
 variables:
   - name: VNET_NAME
@@ -113,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
           scriptLocation: "inlineScript"
           failOnStderr: true
           inlineScript: |
-            # get kubectl 
+            # get kubectl
             curl -LO https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.23.0/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
             chmod +x kubectl
             echo Cluster $(AZURE_CLUSTER)
@@ -177,7 +182,7 @@ jobs:
               ./kubectl --kubeconfig=./kubeconfig set image daemonset/azure-npm-win -n kube-system azure-npm=$IMAGE_REGISTRY/azure-npm:windows-amd64-ltsc2022-$(TAG)
 
             else
-              echo "Creating Linux Cluster"; 
+              echo "Creating Linux Cluster";
               az aks create --no-ssh-key \
               --resource-group $(RESOURCE_GROUP) \
               --name $(AZURE_CLUSTER) \
@@ -261,7 +266,7 @@ jobs:
               declare -a conformancePIDs
               for round in $(seq 1 $NUM_PARALLEL_JOBS_FOR_STRESS_TEST); do
                   # for each iteration, run the conformance test and echos in the background, and write the output of the conformance test to a file
-                  
+
                    # run the conformance test in the foreground and write the output to stdout and a file
                   if [[ $(AZURE_CLUSTER) == *ws22 ]] # * is used for pattern matching
                   then
diff --git a/.pipelines/npm/npm-conformance-tests.yaml b/.pipelines/npm/npm-conformance-tests.yaml
index d2b1219791..9c127e17db 100644
--- a/.pipelines/npm/npm-conformance-tests.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/npm/npm-conformance-tests.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
+pr:
+  branches:
+    include:
+      - master
+      - release/*
+  paths:
+    include:
+      - npm/*
+      - .pipelines/npm/*
+
 trigger:
-  - master
+  branches:
+    include:
+      - master
+  tags:
+    include:
+      - "*"
 
 variables:
   - name: VNET_NAME
diff --git a/.pipelines/npm/npm-scale-test.yaml b/.pipelines/npm/npm-scale-test.yaml
index 866b887d18..ceb8099f7e 100644
--- a/.pipelines/npm/npm-scale-test.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/npm/npm-scale-test.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
+pr:
+  branches:
+    include:
+      - master
+      - release/*
+  paths:
+    include:
+      - npm/*
+      - .pipelines/npm/*
+      - test/scale/*
+
+
 trigger:
-  - master
+  branches:
+    include:
+      - master
+  tags:
+    include:
+      - "*"
 
 variables:
   - name: VNET_NAME