diff --git a/.github/workflows/stubtest_third_party.yml b/.github/workflows/stubtest_third_party.yml
index d652ef0c2f64..08ae44ab26ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stubtest_third_party.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stubtest_third_party.yml
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ name: Third-party stubtest
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.md'
-      - 'scripts/**'
+    paths:
+      - 'stubs/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/stubtest_third_party.yml'
+      - 'tests/**'
+      # When requirements.txt changes, we run `daily.yml`, which includes third-party stubtest
 
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   contents: read