diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-files-manifest.yml b/.github/workflows/update-files-manifest.yml
index 9554744da..41340a9fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-files-manifest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-files-manifest.yml
@@ -10,12 +10,18 @@ on:
 jobs:
   update-manifest:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: github.actor != 'github-actions[bot]' && github.actor != 'github_actions'
+    if: github.actor != 'github-actions[bot]' && github.actor != 'github-actions'
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            metadata.json
+            otzaria
+            links
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
+          fetch-depth: 1
 
       - name: Generate Files Manifest
         run: |