diff --git a/torchci/scripts/check_alerts.py b/torchci/scripts/check_alerts.py
index 9b9da5b282..d1ff4e3cac 100755
--- a/torchci/scripts/check_alerts.py
+++ b/torchci/scripts/check_alerts.py
@@ -444,8 +444,16 @@ def handle_flaky_tests_alert(existing_alerts: List[Dict]) -> Dict:
     return None
 
 
-def check_for_recurrently_failing_jobs_alert(repo: str, branch: str, dry_run: bool):
+# filter job names that don't match the regex
+def filter_job_names(job_names: List[str], job_name_regex: str) -> List[str]:
+    if job_name_regex:
+        return [job_name for job_name in job_names if re.match(job_name_regex, job_name)]
+    return job_names
+
+
+def check_for_recurrently_failing_jobs_alert(repo: str, branch: str, job_name_regex: str, dry_run: bool):
     job_names, sha_grid = fetch_hud_data(repo=repo, branch=branch)
+    job_names = filter_job_names(job_names, job_name_regex)
     (jobs_to_alert_on, flaky_jobs) = classify_jobs(job_names, sha_grid)
 
     # Fetch alerts
@@ -497,6 +505,12 @@ def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
         type=str,
         default=os.getenv("BRANCH_TO_CHECK", "master")
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--job-name-regex",
+        help="Consider only job names matching given regex (if omitted, all jobs are matched)",
+        type=str,
+        default=os.getenv("JOB_NAME_REGEX", "")
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--with-flaky-test-alert",
         help="Run this script with the flaky test alerting",
@@ -514,7 +528,7 @@ def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
 
 def main():
     args = parse_args()
-    check_for_recurrently_failing_jobs_alert(args.repo, args.branch, args.dry_run)
+    check_for_recurrently_failing_jobs_alert(args.repo, args.branch, args.job_name_regex, args.dry_run)
     # TODO: Fill out dry run for flaky test alerting, not going to do in one PR
     if args.with_flaky_test_alert:
         check_for_no_flaky_tests_alert()
diff --git a/torchci/scripts/test_check_alerts.py b/torchci/scripts/test_check_alerts.py
index 6fd66e9aa4..8c6a9393c0 100644
--- a/torchci/scripts/test_check_alerts.py
+++ b/torchci/scripts/test_check_alerts.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from check_alerts import (
+    filter_job_names,
     gen_update_comment,
     generate_no_flaky_tests_issue,
     handle_flaky_tests_alert,
@@ -126,6 +127,36 @@ def test_handle_flaky_tests_alert(
         res = handle_flaky_tests_alert(existing_alerts)
         self.assertDictEqual(res, mock_issue)
 
+    # test filter job names
+    def test_job_filter(self):
+        job_names = ["pytorch_linux_xenial_py3_6_gcc5_4_test", "pytorch_linux_xenial_py3_6_gcc5_4_test2"]
+        self.assertListEqual(
+            filter_job_names(job_names, ""),
+            job_names,
+            "empty regex should match all jobs"
+        )
+        self.assertListEqual(
+            filter_job_names(job_names, ".*"),
+            job_names
+        )
+        self.assertListEqual(
+            filter_job_names(job_names, ".*xenial.*"),
+            job_names
+        )
+        self.assertListEqual(
+            filter_job_names(job_names, ".*xenial.*test2"),
+            ["pytorch_linux_xenial_py3_6_gcc5_4_test2"]
+        )
+        self.assertListEqual(
+            filter_job_names(job_names, ".*xenial.*test3"),
+            []
+        )
+        self.assertRaises(
+            Exception,
+            lambda: filter_job_names(job_names, "["),
+            msg="malformed regex should throw exception"
+        )
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()