diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/backend_checks.yml
index e1cc215070..065a8ef920 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend_checks.yml
@@ -75,43 +75,6 @@ jobs:
           path: /tmp/python-${{ matrix.python_version }}.tar
           retention-days: 1
 
-  ###################
-  ## Static Checks ##
-  ###################
-  Static-Checks:
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        session_name:
-          [
-            '"isort(check)"',
-            '"black(check)"',
-            "mypy",
-            "pylint",
-            "xenon",
-            "check_install",
-            '"pytest(nox)"',
-          ]
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    continue-on-error: true
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
-
-      - name: Set Up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
-        with:
-          python-version: ${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION }}
-          cache: "pip"
-
-      - name: Install Nox
-        run: pip install nox>=2022
-
-      - name: Install Dev Requirements
-        run: pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
-
-      - name: Run Static Check
-        run: nox -s ${{ matrix.session_name }}
-
   ##################
   ## Performance ##
   ##################
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a26cfb6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+name: Backend Static Code Checks
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "main"
+      - "release-**"
+
+env:
+  IMAGE: ethyca/fides:local
+  DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION: "3.10.13"
+  # Docker auth with read-only permissions.
+  DOCKER_USER: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
+  DOCKER_RO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_RO_TOKEN }}
+
+jobs:
+  ###################
+  ## Static Checks ##
+  ###################
+  Static-Checks:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        session_name:
+          [
+            '"isort(check)"',
+            '"black(check)"',
+            "mypy",
+            "pylint",
+            "xenon",
+            "check_install",
+            '"pytest(nox)"',
+          ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    continue-on-error: true
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set Up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ env.DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION }}
+          cache: "pip"
+
+      - name: Install Nox
+        run: pip install nox>=2022
+
+      - name: Install Dev Requirements
+        run: pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
+
+      - name: Run Static Check
+        run: nox -s ${{ matrix.session_name }}
diff --git a/noxfiles/ci_nox.py b/noxfiles/ci_nox.py
index d18428ee1d..8b835376a2 100644
--- a/noxfiles/ci_nox.py
+++ b/noxfiles/ci_nox.py
@@ -95,13 +95,19 @@ def xenon(session: nox.Session) -> None:
         "src",
         "tests",
         "scripts",
-        "--max-absolute B",
-        "--max-modules B",
-        "--max-average A",
-        "--ignore 'data, docs'",
-        "--exclude src/fides/_version.py",
+        "--max-absolute=B",
+        "--max-modules=B",
+        "--max-average=A",
+        "--ignore=data,docs",
+        "--exclude=src/fides/_version.py",
+    )
+    session.run(*command, success_codes=[0, 1])
+    session.warn(
+        "Note: This command was malformed so it's been failing to report complexity issues."
+    )
+    session.warn(
+        "Intentionally suppressing the error status code for now to slowly work through the issues."
     )
-    session.run(*command)
 
 
 ##################