diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 01bd7236f..cab9b430c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check for private.json and .env files
         run: |
-          if [ -e ".env" ] || [ -e "firebase-secret.json" ]; then
+          if [ -e "server/firebase-secret.json" ] || [ -e ".env"]; then
           echo "Error: Found .env or firebase-secret.json in the pull request. Please remove them before merging.";
            exit 1;
           fi