diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-compat-conda.yml b/.github/workflows/test-compat-conda.yml
index 6827c83d8a..5a38528698 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-compat-conda.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-compat-conda.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths:
+      - setup
+      - support/**
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-compat-venv-apt.yml b/.github/workflows/test-compat-venv-apt.yml
index df1cec1541..9dfd6c8b75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-compat-venv-apt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-compat-venv-apt.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths:
+      - setup
+      - support/**
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-framework.yml b/.github/workflows/test-framework.yml
index 34837c41a7..2eb8edf7f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-framework.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-framework.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@ on:
     paths:
       - .github/workflows/test-framework.yml
       - 'src/amuse/**'
+      - 'lib/**'
+      - 'src/tests/**'
   pull_request:
     paths:
       - .github/workflows/test-framework.yml
       - 'src/amuse/**'
+      - 'lib/**'
+      - 'src/tests/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs: