diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
index 1ab853b8..1a39e203 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmarks.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 name: Benchmarks
 
-on: [push, pull_request]
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - main
 
 jobs:
   benchmark:
@@ -21,5 +27,6 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip list
       - name: Benchmark against main
         run: |
+          cd benchmarks/
           asv machine --yes
-          asv continuous base pr -e
\ No newline at end of file
+          asv continuous base pr -e