diff --git a/.github/workflows/black.yml b/.github/workflows/black.yml
index 52573faa5..f1112ec5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/black.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/black.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 name: Python Lint
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
-
+on: 
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - '**.py'
+  pull_request:
+  
 jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest