diff --git a/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml b/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
index fcffcf7855..bcefc3da55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/semgrep.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ jobs:
     container:
       image: ghcr.io/zeta-chain/semgrep-semgrep:1.90.0
         
-    if: (github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]')
+    if: |
+      github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' &&
+      (github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == 'zeta-chain/node')
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4    
       - name: Checkout semgrep-utilities repo