diff --git a/buildfarm/release/release-runner.py b/buildfarm/release/release-runner.py
index d25e5c6..18640ea 100755
--- a/buildfarm/release/release-runner.py
+++ b/buildfarm/release/release-runner.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import time
 import logging
 import sys
 import os
+import re
 import subprocess
 import hashlib
 import functools
@@ -69,9 +70,12 @@ def bump_version(version):
     return split_by.join(v)


+def matches(name, patterns):
+    return any([re.search(p, name) for p in patterns])
+
 class ReleaseRunner(object):
     def __init__(self, api_root=None, username=None, password=None,
-                 timeout=60):
+                 timeout=60, release_patterns=None):
         self.new_releases = []
         self.releases_api = Releases((username, password), api_root=api_root,
                                      timeout=timeout)
@@ -79,13 +83,22 @@ class ReleaseRunner(object):
                                    timeout=timeout)
         self.release_l10n_api = ReleaseL10n((username, password),
                                             api_root=api_root, timeout=timeout)
+        self.release_patterns = release_patterns

     def get_release_requests(self):
         new_releases = self.releases_api.getReleases()
         if new_releases['releases']:
-            self.new_releases = [self.release_api.getRelease(name) for name in
-                                 new_releases['releases']]
-            return True
+
+            new_releases = [self.release_api.getRelease(name) for name in
+                            new_releases['releases']]
+            our_releases = [r for r in new_releases if
+                            matches(r, self.release_patterns)]
+            if our_releases
+                self.new_releases = new_releases
+                return True
+            else:
+                log.info("No releases to handle in %s", new_releases)
+                return False
         else:
             log.info("No new releases: %s" % new_releases)
             return False
@@ -412,7 +425,11 @@ def main(options):

     # TODO: replace release sanity with direct checks of en-US and l10n revisions (and other things if needed)

-    rr = ReleaseRunner(api_root=api_root, username=username, password=password)
+    release_patterns = [
+        r"Firefox-\d+\.0b\d+-build\d+"
+    ]
+    rr = ReleaseRunner(api_root=api_root, username=username, password=password,
+                       release_patterns=release_patterns)
     scheduler = Scheduler(tc_config)
     index = Index(tc_config)
     queue = Queue(tc_config)