diff --git a/.github/workflows/genai-investigator.yml b/.github/workflows/genai-investigator.yml
index 7c4475e6fb..2986b4ad51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/genai-investigator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/genai-investigator.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ permissions:
     pull-requests: write
 jobs:
     check_failure:
-        if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'failure' }}
+        # Only run this job if the workflow run concluded with a failure
+        # and was triggered by a pull request event
+        if: ${{ github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'failure' && github.event.workflow_run.event == 'pull_request' }}
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v4