diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 79657e0f..8fb8b311 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "TARGET_ENV_UPPERCASE=SIT" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Run Snyk as a blocking step
+        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'test') }}
         uses: snyk/actions/python-3.9@master
         env:
           SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ jobs:
             --severity-threshold=high
             --fail-on=all
       - name: Run Snyk on Python
+        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'test') }}
         uses: snyk/actions/python-3.9@master
         env:
           SNYK_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SNYK_TOKEN }}
@@ -157,6 +159,7 @@ jobs:
           poetry build
 
       - name: Test with pytest
+        if: ${{ startsWith(github.ref, 'test') }}
         run: |
           poetry run pytest tests/test_api.py -k 'test_gettimeseries_get'
           poetry run pytest tests/test_hydrocron_database.py