diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index bb434f6f46..632155720e 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -23,10 +23,19 @@ properties([[$class: 'BuildDiscarderProperty', strategy:
 node ('master') {
     // Create a unique workspace so Jenkins doesn't reuse an existing one
     ws("workspace/${env.BUILD_TAG}") {
-
         stage("Clone Repo") {
             checkout scm
-            // Check commits for signed-off-by
+        }
+
+        if (!(env.BRANCH_NAME == 'master' && env.JOB_BASE_NAME == 'master')) {
+            stage("Check Whitelist") {
+                readTrusted 'bin/whitelist'
+                readTrusted 'MAINTAINERS'
+                sh './bin/whitelist "$CHANGE_AUTHOR" MAINTAINERS'
+            }
+        }
+
+        stage("Check for Signed-Off Commits") {
             sh '''#!/bin/bash -l
                 if [ -v CHANGE_URL ] ;
                 then
@@ -49,20 +58,6 @@ node ('master') {
             '''
         }
 
-        stage("Verify Scripts") {
-            readTrusted 'bin/build_all'
-            readTrusted 'bin/run_tests'
-            readTrusted 'bin/run_lint'
-            readTrusted 'bin/docker_build_all'
-            readTrusted 'bin/run_docker_test'
-            readTrusted 'bin/protogen'
-            readTrusted 'cli/setup.py'
-            readTrusted 'rest_api/setup.py'
-            readTrusted 'sdk/python/setup.py'
-            readTrusted 'signing/setup.py'
-            readTrusted 'validator/setup.py'
-        }
-
         // Use a docker container to build and protogen, so that the Jenkins
         // environment doesn't need all the dependencies.
         stage("Build Test Dependencies") {
diff --git a/bin/whitelist b/bin/whitelist
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..2a865f5c48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/whitelist
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ -z $1 || -z $2 ]]
+then
+    echo "USAGE: $0 [user] [whitelist]"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+whitelist=$(cat $2 | grep user | sed 's#.*: \(.*$\)#\1#')
+for user in $whitelist
+do
+    if [[ $user == $1 ]]
+    then
+        echo "SUCCESS: User '$1' whitelisted"
+        exit 0
+    fi
+done
+
+echo "FAILED: User '$1' not whitelisted."
+exit 1