diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
index 28a2baebea9..aede8a48e1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ name: frontend
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - main
+    paths:
       - ui/**
-      - backport/ui/**
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
diff --git a/service_os/service.go b/service_os/service.go
index 8a23c093475..d4eee85a993 100644
--- a/service_os/service.go
+++ b/service_os/service.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 package service_os
 
+// test that frontend tack is not running when changes are outside of ui folder
 var chanGraceExit = make(chan int)
 
 func Shutdown_Channel() <-chan int {