diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend.yml b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
index f546cea029..cd8a273fb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.8"]
         exclude:
           - os: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'windows-tests') && 'dummy' || 'windows-latest' }}
+          - test-type: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'flaky-tests') && 'dummy' || 'flaky' }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     continue-on-error: true
     steps:
@@ -149,6 +150,7 @@ jobs:
         python-version: ["3.8"]
         exclude:
           - os: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'windows-tests') && 'dummy' || 'windows-latest' }}
+          - test-type: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && contains( github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'flaky-tests') && 'dummy' || 'flaky' }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     continue-on-error: true
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
index 1716bc0ba5..d29e9fd6b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PR_NUMBER: ${{ steps.changesets.outputs.pullRequestNumber }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GRADIO_PAT }} 
+      - name: add label to run flaky tests
+        if: ${{ steps.changesets.outputs.pullRequestNumber != '' && steps.changesets.outputs.pullRequestNumber != 'undefined' }}
+        run: gh pr edit "$PR_NUMBER" --add-label "flaky-tests" 
+        env:
+          PR_NUMBER: ${{ steps.changesets.outputs.pullRequestNumber }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GRADIO_PAT }} 
       - name: add label to run backend tests on Windows
         if: ${{ steps.changesets.outputs.pullRequestNumber != '' && steps.changesets.outputs.pullRequestNumber != 'undefined' }}
         run: gh pr edit "$PR_NUMBER" --add-label "windows-tests"