diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
index f987536a315..135e34e118d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ name: Smoke Test
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: ["**"]
+    branches: ["*", "**"]
     paths-ignore: [ '**.md', '**.png', '**.jpg', '**.svg', '**/docs/**' ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: ["**"]
+    branches: ["*", "**"]
     paths-ignore: [ '**.md', '**.png', '**.jpg', '**.svg', '**/docs/**' ]
   schedule:
     # Run daily sanity check at 03:00 clock UTC