diff --git a/.github/workflows/link-check.yml b/.github/workflows/link-check.yml
index 3466752a1..0cbfd0061 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/link-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/link-check.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ name: Links (Fail Fast)
 on:
   push:
   pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - 'pages/blog/posts/**/*.md'
 
 jobs:
   linkChecker:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ startsWith(github.event_path, 'pages/blog/posts/') && endsWith(github.event_path, '.md') }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3