diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d524cc4fab..04e1910ac9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -339,10 +339,25 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Install Git and checkout project"
         uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.7
 
+      - name: Get event type and user to check permissions.
+        id: get_user
+        env:
+          type_event: ${{ github.event.issue.pull_request }}
+        run: |
+          if [[ $type_event ]]; then
+            echo "Event type: $type_event"
+            echo "event_type=$( echo "$type_event" )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            export user=${{ github.event.pull_request.user.login }}
+          else
+            export user=${{ github.actor }}
+          fi
+          echo "This PR has been opened by: $user"
+          echo "user=$( echo "$user" )" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
       - uses: tspascoal/get-user-teams-membership@v3
         id: is_organization_member
         with:
-          username: ${{ github.actor }}
+          username: ${{ steps.get_user.outputs.user }}
           organization: ansys
           team: 'pymapdl-developers'
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.TOKEN_TEAMS_USER_READ }}
diff --git a/doc/changelog.d/3256.added.md b/doc/changelog.d/3256.added.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..880acd6a4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/changelog.d/3256.added.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ci: run extended array based on the person who open the PR
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