diff --git a/cmssw-pr-test-config b/cmssw-pr-test-config
index 758f2b9bc8a..f610e4c2a56 100755
--- a/cmssw-pr-test-config
+++ b/cmssw-pr-test-config
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ if [ "$CMSSW_VER" -ge 1500 ] ; then
   PR_TEST_MATRIX_EXTRAS_LAB_TRACKING="${PR_TEST_MATRIX_EXTRAS_LAB_TRACKING=},12834.7"
 fi
 PR_TEST_MATRIX_EXTRAS=1306.0,101.0,9.0,25202.0,10224.0,250202.181
+if echo "${CMSSW_VER}" | grep -q '_EVOLUTION_' ; then
+  # COMMENT: excluded workflows read old format file that is not supported in EVOLUTION_X branch
+  PR_TEST_MATRIX_EXTRAS=1306.0,101.0,9.0
+fi
 
 if [ "$CMSSW_VER" -ge 1601 ] ; then
   PR_TEST_MATRIX_EXTRAS_GPU=18634.402,18634.403,18634.406,18634.412,18634.422,18634.423 #2026 Wfs