diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
index eed3c162..460d3244 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
+    if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' && steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch == 'master' }}	    
     steps:
       - name: Extract branch name	
         shell: bash