diff --git a/dist/index.mjs b/dist/index.mjs
index 429f5942..260b76af 100644
--- a/dist/index.mjs
+++ b/dist/index.mjs
@@ -24129,13 +24129,16 @@ async function fetchWorkflowRunUrl(runId) {
     throw error5;
   }
 }
-async function fetchWorkflowRunIds(workflowId, branch) {
+async function fetchWorkflowRunIds(workflowId, branch, startTimeISO) {
   try {
     const useBranchFilter = !branch.isTag && branch.branchName !== void 0 && branch.branchName !== "";
+    const createdFrom = `>=${startTimeISO}`;
     const response = await octokit.rest.actions.listWorkflowRuns({
       owner: config.owner,
       repo: config.repo,
       workflow_id: workflowId,
+      created: createdFrom,
+      event: "workflow_dispatch",
       ...useBranchFilter ? {
         branch: branch.branchName,
         per_page: 10
@@ -24157,6 +24160,7 @@ async function fetchWorkflowRunIds(workflowId, branch) {
   Repository: ${config.owner}/${config.repo}
   Branch Filter: ${branchMsg}
   Workflow ID: ${workflowId}
+  Created: ${createdFrom}
   Runs Fetched: [${runIds.join(", ")}]`
     );
     return runIds;
@@ -24321,6 +24325,7 @@ async function getRunIdAndUrl({
   workflowTimeoutMs,
   workflowJobStepsRetryMs
 }) {
+  const startTimeISO = new Date(startTime).toISOString();
   const retryTimeout = Math.max(
     WORKFLOW_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS,
     workflowTimeoutMs
@@ -24330,7 +24335,7 @@ async function getRunIdAndUrl({
   while (elapsedTime < workflowTimeoutMs) {
     attemptNo++;
     const fetchWorkflowRunIds2 = await retryOrTimeout(
-      () => fetchWorkflowRunIds(workflowId, branch),
+      () => fetchWorkflowRunIds(workflowId, branch, startTimeISO),
       retryTimeout
     );
     if (!fetchWorkflowRunIds2.success) {
diff --git a/src/api.spec.ts b/src/api.spec.ts
index 6723b322..135c3b67 100644
--- a/src/api.spec.ts
+++ b/src/api.spec.ts
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ describe("API", () => {
   });
 
   describe("fetchWorkflowRunIds", () => {
+    const startTimeISO = "2025-06-17T22:24:23.238Z";
     const workflowIdCfg: ActionConfig = {
       token: "secret",
       ref: "/refs/heads/feature_branch",
@@ -358,9 +359,9 @@ describe("API", () => {
       );
 
       // Behaviour
-      await expect(fetchWorkflowRunIds(0, branch)).resolves.toStrictEqual(
-        mockData.workflow_runs.map((run) => run.id),
-      );
+      await expect(
+        fetchWorkflowRunIds(0, branch, startTimeISO),
+      ).resolves.toStrictEqual(mockData.workflow_runs.map((run) => run.id));
 
       // Logging
       assertOnlyCalled(coreDebugLogMock);
@@ -371,6 +372,7 @@ describe("API", () => {
           Repository: owner/repository
           Branch Filter: true (feature_branch)
           Workflow ID: 0
+          Created: >=2025-06-17T22:24:23.238Z
           Runs Fetched: [0, 1, 2]"
       `,
       );
@@ -389,7 +391,9 @@ describe("API", () => {
       );
 
       // Behaviour
-      await expect(fetchWorkflowRunIds(0, branch)).rejects.toThrow(
+      await expect(
+        fetchWorkflowRunIds(0, branch, startTimeISO),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(
         `Failed to fetch Workflow runs, expected 200 but received ${errorStatus}`,
       );
 
@@ -417,7 +421,9 @@ describe("API", () => {
       );
 
       // Behaviour
-      await expect(fetchWorkflowRunIds(0, branch)).resolves.toStrictEqual([]);
+      await expect(
+        fetchWorkflowRunIds(0, branch, startTimeISO),
+      ).resolves.toStrictEqual([]);
 
       // Logging
       assertOnlyCalled(coreDebugLogMock);
@@ -428,6 +434,7 @@ describe("API", () => {
           Repository: owner/repository
           Branch Filter: true (feature_branch)
           Workflow ID: 0
+          Created: >=2025-06-17T22:24:23.238Z
           Runs Fetched: []"
       `,
       );
@@ -453,7 +460,9 @@ describe("API", () => {
       );
 
       // Behaviour
-      await expect(fetchWorkflowRunIds(0, branch)).resolves.not.toThrow();
+      await expect(
+        fetchWorkflowRunIds(0, branch, startTimeISO),
+      ).resolves.not.toThrow();
       expect(parsedRef).toStrictEqual("master");
 
       // Logging
@@ -465,6 +474,7 @@ describe("API", () => {
           Repository: owner/repository
           Branch Filter: true (master)
           Workflow ID: 0
+          Created: >=2025-06-17T22:24:23.238Z
           Runs Fetched: []"
       `,
       );
@@ -490,7 +500,9 @@ describe("API", () => {
       );
 
       // Behaviour
-      await expect(fetchWorkflowRunIds(0, branch)).resolves.not.toThrow();
+      await expect(
+        fetchWorkflowRunIds(0, branch, startTimeISO),
+      ).resolves.not.toThrow();
       expect(parsedRef).toBeUndefined();
 
       // Logging
@@ -502,6 +514,7 @@ describe("API", () => {
           Repository: owner/repository
           Branch Filter: false (/refs/tags/1.5.0)
           Workflow ID: 0
+          Created: >=2025-06-17T22:24:23.238Z
           Runs Fetched: []"
       `,
       );
@@ -527,7 +540,9 @@ describe("API", () => {
       );
 
       // Behaviour
-      await expect(fetchWorkflowRunIds(0, branch)).resolves.not.toThrow();
+      await expect(
+        fetchWorkflowRunIds(0, branch, startTimeISO),
+      ).resolves.not.toThrow();
       expect(parsedRef).toBeUndefined();
 
       // Logging
@@ -539,6 +554,7 @@ describe("API", () => {
           Repository: owner/repository
           Branch Filter: false (/refs/cake)
           Workflow ID: 0
+          Created: >=2025-06-17T22:24:23.238Z
           Runs Fetched: []"
       `,
       );
diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index 2c0a07e2..e88d5767 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ export async function fetchWorkflowRunUrl(runId: number): Promise<string> {
 export async function fetchWorkflowRunIds(
   workflowId: number,
   branch: BranchNameResult,
+  startTimeISO: string,
 ): Promise<number[]> {
   try {
     const useBranchFilter =
@@ -165,11 +166,15 @@ export async function fetchWorkflowRunIds(
       branch.branchName !== undefined &&
       branch.branchName !== "";
 
+    const createdFrom = `>=${startTimeISO}`;
+
     // https://docs.github.com/en/rest/actions/workflow-runs#list-workflow-runs-for-a-repository
     const response = await octokit.rest.actions.listWorkflowRuns({
       owner: config.owner,
       repo: config.repo,
       workflow_id: workflowId,
+      created: createdFrom,
+      event: "workflow_dispatch",
       ...(useBranchFilter
         ? {
             branch: branch.branchName,
@@ -199,6 +204,7 @@ export async function fetchWorkflowRunIds(
         `  Repository: ${config.owner}/${config.repo}\n` +
         `  Branch Filter: ${branchMsg}\n` +
         `  Workflow ID: ${workflowId}\n` +
+        `  Created: ${createdFrom}\n` +
         `  Runs Fetched: [${runIds.join(", ")}]`,
     );
 
diff --git a/src/return-dispatch.ts b/src/return-dispatch.ts
index a7d17836..c5819587 100644
--- a/src/return-dispatch.ts
+++ b/src/return-dispatch.ts
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ export async function getRunIdAndUrl({
   workflowTimeoutMs,
   workflowJobStepsRetryMs,
 }: GetRunIdAndUrlOpts): Promise<Result<{ id: number; url: string }>> {
+  const startTimeISO = new Date(startTime).toISOString();
   const retryTimeout = Math.max(
     constants.WORKFLOW_FETCH_TIMEOUT_MS,
     workflowTimeoutMs,
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ export async function getRunIdAndUrl({
 
     // Get all runs for a given workflow ID
     const fetchWorkflowRunIds = await api.retryOrTimeout(
-      () => api.fetchWorkflowRunIds(workflowId, branch),
+      () => api.fetchWorkflowRunIds(workflowId, branch, startTimeISO),
       retryTimeout,
     );
     if (!fetchWorkflowRunIds.success) {