diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
index 3ca7ed6..8eae559 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 name: Checks
 
 on:
-  - push
-  - workflow_dispatch
+  push:
+    branches-ignore:
+      - "**/graphite-base/**"
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}