diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ea5829b..61f0bb5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   push:
     branches: [production]
+    paths:
+      - "**.php"
+      - "phpcs.xml"
+      - ".github/workflows/phpcs.yml"
 
 jobs:
   phpcs:
@@ -44,16 +48,15 @@ jobs:
         echo "${PWD}/mu-plugins/vendor/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
 
     - name: Install PHP_CodeSniffer
+    - uses: thenabeel/action-phpcs@v8
+      with:
+        files: "**.php"
+        phpcs_path: php phpcs.phar
+        standard: phpcs.xml
       run: |
         curl -OL https://squizlabs.github.io/PHP_CodeSniffer/phpcs.phar
         php phpcs.phar --version
 
-      - uses: thenabeel/action-phpcs@v8
-        with:
-          files: "**.php"
-          phpcs_path: php phpcs.phar
-          standard: phpcs.xml
-
   phpunit:
     name: PHP Unit Tests