diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 5d9c4689..db684641 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -8,18 +8,24 @@ steps:
       - apk add git
       - git submodule init
       - git submodule update --recursive --remote
+    when:
+      - event: pull_request
 
   install:
     image: node:20-alpine
     commands:
       - *install_pnpm
       - pnpm i
+    when:
+      - event: pull_request
 
   lint:
     image: node:20-alpine
     commands:
       - *install_pnpm
       - pnpm lint
+    when:
+      - event: pull_request
 
   build_dev:
     image: node:20-alpine
@@ -27,6 +33,8 @@ steps:
       - *install_pnpm
       - pnpm prebuild:dev
       - pnpm build:dev
+    when:
+      - event: pull_request
 
   publish_release_docker:
     image: woodpeckerci/plugin-docker-buildx
@@ -37,7 +45,7 @@ steps:
       platforms: linux/amd64, linux/arm64
       tag: ${CI_COMMIT_TAG}
     when:
-      event: tag
+      - event: tag
 
   nightly_build:
     image: woodpeckerci/plugin-docker-buildx
@@ -48,7 +56,7 @@ steps:
       platforms: linux/amd64, linux/arm64
       tag: dev
     when:
-      event: cron
+      - event: cron
 
   notify_on_failure:
     image: alpine:3
@@ -56,7 +64,8 @@ steps:
       - apk add curl
       - "curl -d'Lemmy-UI CI build failed: ${CI_PIPELINE_URL}' ntfy.sh/lemmy_drone_ci"
     when:
-      status: [failure]
+      - event: pull_request
+        status: failure
 
   notify_on_tag_deploy:
     image: alpine:3