diff --git a/.github/workflows/broken-links.yml b/.github/workflows/broken-links.yml
index 972b89c..88a2ad4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/broken-links.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/broken-links.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ on:
 jobs:
   link-checker:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # only run on the main repo
+    if: github.repository == 'alshedivat/al-folio'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4