diff --git a/.github/workflows/pytest-lint.yml b/.github/workflows/pytest-lint.yml
index a70ab09152..ed3d833a8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pytest-lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pytest-lint.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ name: Pytest Lint
 on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - develop
+      - master
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "test-linting"
 
 jobs:
   pytest-lint:
diff --git a/tests-functional/tests/reliability/test_contact_request.py b/tests-functional/tests/reliability/test_contact_request.py
index 8e9daf5049..ff404b4750 100644
--- a/tests-functional/tests/reliability/test_contact_request.py
+++ b/tests-functional/tests/reliability/test_contact_request.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 @pytest.mark.reliability
 class TestContactRequests(MessengerTestCase):
 
+    @pytest.mark.rpc  # until we have dedicated functional tests for this we can still run this test as part of the functional tests suite
     @pytest.mark.dependency(name="test_contact_request_baseline")
     def test_contact_request_baseline(self, execution_number=1):
 
diff --git a/tests-functional/tests/reliability/test_create_private_groups.py b/tests-functional/tests/reliability/test_create_private_groups.py
index 3a0aaf41d8..ea3a46ff61 100644
--- a/tests-functional/tests/reliability/test_create_private_groups.py
+++ b/tests-functional/tests/reliability/test_create_private_groups.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 @pytest.mark.reliability
 class TestCreatePrivateGroups(MessengerTestCase):
 
+    @pytest.mark.rpc  # until we have dedicated functional tests for this we can still run this test as part of the functional tests suite
     @pytest.mark.dependency(name="test_create_private_group_baseline")
     def test_create_private_group_baseline(self, private_groups_count=1):
         self.connect_accounts_via_contact_request()
diff --git a/tests-functional/tests/reliability/test_one_to_one_messages.py b/tests-functional/tests/reliability/test_one_to_one_messages.py
index 9cc89babe8..d1cfe1f63e 100644
--- a/tests-functional/tests/reliability/test_one_to_one_messages.py
+++ b/tests-functional/tests/reliability/test_one_to_one_messages.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 @pytest.mark.reliability
 class TestOneToOneMessages(MessengerTestCase):
 
+    @pytest.mark.rpc  # until we have dedicated functional tests for this we can still run this test as part of the functional tests suite
     @pytest.mark.dependency(name="test_one_to_one_message_baseline")
     def test_one_to_one_message_baseline(self, message_count=1):
         pk_receiver = self.receiver.accounts_service.get_pubkey(self.receiver.display_name)