diff --git a/.github/workflows/core_build.yml b/.github/workflows/core_build.yml
index e2a508574..cad1df409 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core_build.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name: core-build
 on:
   push:
+    branches: 
+      - '**'         # matches every branch
+      - '!coverity_scan'   # excludes coverity_scan
   pull_request:
 
 jobs: