diff --git a/.github/workflows/fern/fern-check.yml b/.github/workflows/fern-check.yml
similarity index 91%
rename from .github/workflows/fern/fern-check.yml
rename to .github/workflows/fern-check.yml
index 3f7ac74c..6b021abc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fern/fern-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/fern-check.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths:
+      - "fern/**"
       
 jobs:
   fern-check:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fern/preview-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/preview-docs.yml
similarity index 97%
rename from .github/workflows/fern/preview-docs.yml
rename to .github/workflows/preview-docs.yml
index ce899536..d40a3f48 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fern/preview-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preview-docs.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths:
+      - "fern/**"
 
 jobs:
   preview-docs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/fern/publish-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
similarity index 91%
rename from .github/workflows/fern/publish-docs.yml
rename to .github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
index 7441d141..a7ff1e35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/fern/publish-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docs.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ name: publish docs
 on: 
   push: 
     branches: 
-      - main 
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - "fern/**"
 
 jobs:
   publish-docs: