diff --git a/.woodpecker/checks.yml b/.woodpecker/checks.yml
index c5dae30..9d53aa2 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/checks.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/checks.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - echo 'experimental-features = flakes nix-command' >> /etc/nix/nix.conf
       - nix flake check
+    when:
+      - path:
+          include: ['*.nix']
+          exclude: ['*.md', 'docs/**', '.woodpecker/*.yaml', '*.js', '*.lua', '*.scss', '*.nu']
   fmt:
     image: nixos/nix
     commands: