diff --git a/templates/github/.github/workflows/docs.yml.j2 b/templates/github/.github/workflows/docs.yml.j2
index b72501e2..ce2ffae9 100644
--- a/templates/github/.github/workflows/docs.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/github/.github/workflows/docs.yml.j2
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           towncrier build --yes --version 4.0.0.ci
   docs:
+    if: "endsWith(github.base_ref, '{{ plugin_default_branch }}')"
     uses: 'pulp/pulp-docs/.github/workflows/docs-ci.yml@{{ pulpdocs_branch }}'
     with:
       pulpdocs_ref: '{{ pulpdocs_branch }}'