diff --git a/.woodpecker/docs.yml b/.woodpecker/docs.yml
index 8e173287c..662e57a5f 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/docs.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/docs.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,7 @@
 when:
   event: [pull_request, push, cron]
   branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-
-
-variables:
-  - &golang_image 'golang:1.20.2'
-  - &node_image 'node:18-alpine'
-  - &when_path
+  path:
     - "docs/**"
     - ".woodpecker/docs.yml"
     # since we generate docs for cli tool we have to watch this too
@@ -15,13 +10,16 @@ variables:
     # api docs
     - "server/api/**"
 
+variables:
+  - &golang_image 'golang:1.20.2'
+  - &node_image 'node:18-alpine'
+
 steps:
   build-cli:
     image: *golang_image
     commands:
       - make docs
     when:
-      - path: *when_path
       - cron: update_docs
         event: cron
 
@@ -33,7 +31,6 @@ steps:
       - pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
       - pnpm build
     when:
-      - path: *when_path
       - cron: update_docs
         event: cron
 
@@ -50,7 +47,6 @@ steps:
     failure: ignore
     when:
       event: pull_request
-      path: *when_path
 
   # TODO: add step to remove preview again after PR is closed (waiting for #286)
 
@@ -78,6 +74,5 @@ steps:
     when:
       - event: push
         branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-        path: *when_path
       - cron: update_docs
         event: cron
diff --git a/.woodpecker/test.yml b/.woodpecker/test.yml
index a6330f09f..c1c9b4eb6 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/test.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/test.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 when:
-  - event: [pull_request, tag]
-  - event: push
-    branch:
-      - ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-      - release/*
+  event: [pull_request, tag]
 
 variables:
   - &golang_image 'golang:1.20.2'
diff --git a/.woodpecker/web.yml b/.woodpecker/web.yml
index d1ab9be58..fc2ebe80b 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/web.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/web.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,15 @@
 when:
-  - event: [pull_request, tag]
-  - event: push
-    branch:
-      - ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-      - release/*
+  event: [pull_request, tag]
+  path: &when_path
+    # related config files
+    - ".woodpecker/web.yml"
+    # web source code
+    - "web/**"
+    # api source code
+    - "server/api/**"
 
 variables:
   - &node_image 'node:18-alpine'
-  - &when
-    - path: &when_path
-        # related config files
-        - ".woodpecker/web.yml"
-        # web source code
-        - "web/**"
-        # api source code
-        - "server/api/**"
-      branch:
-        exclude: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-      event: push
-    - path: *when_path
-      event: [pull_request, tag, deployment]
 
 steps:
   deps:
@@ -28,7 +18,6 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - corepack enable
       - pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-    when: *when
 
   lint:
     group: test
@@ -37,7 +26,6 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - corepack enable
       - pnpm lint
-    when: *when
 
   formatcheck:
     group: test
@@ -46,7 +34,6 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - corepack enable
       - pnpm format:check
-    when: *when
 
   typecheck:
     group: test
@@ -55,7 +42,6 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - corepack enable
       - pnpm typecheck
-    when: *when
 
   test:
     group: test
@@ -64,4 +50,3 @@ steps:
     commands:
       - corepack enable
       - pnpm test
-    when: *when