diff --git a/.github/workflows/backport.yml b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
index 109d8730abd9..155efa242fe2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ on:
     types:
       - opened
     branches:
-      - 'stable/*'
+      - 'autolabel-backports'
 
 jobs:
   copy_metadata:
     name: Copy labels from base PR
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.repository == 'Qiskit/qiskit' && github.actor == 'mergify[bot]'
+    if: github.repository == 'jakelishman/qiskit-terra' && github.actor == 'jakelishman'
 
     permissions:
       pull-requests: write