diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting_and_unittests.yml b/.github/workflows/linting_and_unittests.yml
index 7ce6e2f..152ba7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting_and_unittests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting_and_unittests.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: "unittests"
 
 on:
   push:
+    branches: ["main"]
   pull_request:
     branches: ["main"]