diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci3.yml b/.github/workflows/ci3.yml
index de41ca405e94..6b7b0d28c2b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci3.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci3.yml
@@ -111,13 +111,13 @@ jobs:
           ./ci.sh ec2
 
       - name: Download benchmarks
-        if: matrix.settings.arch == 'amd64' && github.ref_name == 'master'
+        if: matrix.settings.arch == 'amd64' && github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name == 'master'
         run: |
           ./ci3/cache_download barretenberg-bench-results-$(git rev-parse HEAD).tar.gz
           ./ci3/cache_download yarn-project-bench-results-$(git rev-parse HEAD).tar.gz
 
       - name: Store barretenberg benchmark result
-        if: matrix.settings.arch == 'amd64' && github.ref_name == 'master'
+        if: matrix.settings.arch == 'amd64' && github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name == 'master'
         continue-on-error: true
         uses: benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark@4de1bed97a47495fc4c5404952da0499e31f5c29
         with:
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
           max-items-in-chart: 50
 
       - name: Store yarn project benchmark result
-        if: matrix.settings.arch == 'amd64' && github.ref_name == 'master'
+        if: matrix.settings.arch == 'amd64' && github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref_name == 'master'
         continue-on-error: true
         uses: benchmark-action/github-action-benchmark@4de1bed97a47495fc4c5404952da0499e31f5c29
         with: