diff --git a/.github/workflows/flux-diff.yaml b/.github/workflows/flux-diff.yaml
index 59ee2b5a34497..e1aa1b59fd07a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flux-diff.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flux-diff.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: ["main"]
     paths:
-      - kubernetes/**
+      - kubernetes/apps/**
+      - kubernetes/flux/**
+      - kubernetes/templates/**
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.number || github.ref }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pre-pull-images.yaml b/.github/workflows/pre-pull-images.yaml
index 97083b6f5a5df..0ce6852aa68f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pre-pull-images.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pre-pull-images.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: ["main"]
     paths:
-      - kubernetes/**
+      - kubernetes/apps/**
+      - kubernetes/flux/**
+      - kubernetes/templates/**
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.number || github.ref }}