diff --git a/.github/scripts/license_checker.sh b/.github/scripts/license_checker.sh
index fb1ac4194d72..6ba026f04fdd 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/license_checker.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/license_checker.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
 
 
-busl_files=$(grep -r 'SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL' --exclude=./.github/scripts/license_checker.sh .)
+busl_files=$(grep -r 'SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL' . --exclude-dir .github)
 
 # If we do not find a file in .changelog/, we fail the check
 if [ -n "$busl_files" ]; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/license-checker.yml b/.github/workflows/license-checker.yml
index 13a2135804e3..747f81490e6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/license-checker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/license-checker.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ name: License Checker
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    types: [opened]
+    types: [opened, synchronize]
     branches:
       - release/1.14.*
       - release/1.15.*