diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index bcc6342ed6..ed33f31b81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: Check for bad links in documentation
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on: [ pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   markdown-link-check:
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ jobs:
         check-modified-files-only: 'yes'
         use-quiet-mode: 'yes'
         config-file: .github/workflows/markdown-link-check-config.json
+        base-branch: ${{ github.base_ref }}