diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-build-image.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-build-image.yml
index 7b7a0b1106..99a191ebde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-build-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-build-image.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ jobs:
           # list of Docker images to use as base name for tags
           images: |
             name=ghcr.io/${{ github.repository_owner }}/${{ steps.name.outputs.image_name }}
-            name=pecan/${{ steps.name.outputs.image_name }},enable={{is_default_branch}}
+            name=pecan/${{ steps.name.outputs.image_name }},enable=${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           # generate Docker tags based on the following events/attributes
           tags: |
             type=schedule