diff --git a/jenkins-scripts/dsl/dsl_checks.bash b/jenkins-scripts/dsl/dsl_checks.bash
index a8ae04cd7..b09bb62bb 100755
--- a/jenkins-scripts/dsl/dsl_checks.bash
+++ b/jenkins-scripts/dsl/dsl_checks.bash
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@ if [[ -n ${non_github_orgs} ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# Check that whiteListedTargetBranches are non empty in all generated gazebo_libs
+# see https://github.com/gazebo-tooling/release-tools/pull/1144
+# For other jobs the use case is valid since pr can be enabled on all branches
+empty_branches_on_github_triggered=$(grep '<whiteListTargetBranches></whiteListTargetBranches>' \
+                                      -- {gz_,sdformat}*{-abichecker-,-pr_any-}*.xml || true)
+if [[ -n ${empty_branches_on_github_triggered} ]]; then
+  echo "Unexpected whiteListTargetBranches without values. It will trigger all branches:"
+  echo "${empty_branches_on_github_triggered}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 # re-enable after https://github.com/gazebo-tooling/release-tools/issues/1095
 
 # Filter out the previous auto jobs
diff --git a/jenkins-scripts/dsl/gazebo_libs.dsl b/jenkins-scripts/dsl/gazebo_libs.dsl
index 3b3b18a0b..b56f6b99c 100644
--- a/jenkins-scripts/dsl/gazebo_libs.dsl
+++ b/jenkins-scripts/dsl/gazebo_libs.dsl
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ gz_collections_yaml.collections.each { collection ->
           branch_index[lib_name][platform]['pr'] << [branch: branch_name, ci_name: config_name]
       }
       if (categories_enabled.contains('pr_abichecker') &&
+         (branch_name != 'main') &&
          (! ci_config.exclude.abichecker?.contains(lib_name)))
       {
         branch_index[lib_name][platform]['pr_abichecker'].contains(branch_name) ?:
@@ -482,7 +483,7 @@ branch_index.each { lib_name, distro_configs ->
       OSRFLinuxABIGitHub.create(abi_job)
       GenericAnyJobGitHub.create(abi_job,
                         "gazebosim/${lib_name}",
-                        branch_names - [ 'main'])
+                        branch_names)
       generate_label_by_requirements(abi_job, lib_name, ci_config.requirements)
       abi_job.with
       {