diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
index 2b81de990..76fb8130a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
     - '2.4'
-    - 'nightly_filenames'
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**.md'
   pull_request:
     branches:
     - '2.4'
+    paths-ignore:
+    - '**.md'
 
 jobs:
   test: