diff --git a/zuul.d/pipelines.yaml b/zuul.d/pipelines.yaml
index a592498523..0e169c0901 100644
--- a/zuul.d/pipelines.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/pipelines.yaml
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@
         current-patchset: True
     trigger:
       gerrit:
+        - event: patchset-created
         - event: comment-added
+          username: ^(?!zuul\b)\b\w+$
     success:
       gerrit:
         PTL-Approved: 1