diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-required.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-required.yml
index edeb266e6..c05d3b71e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-required.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-required.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ on:
     paths:
       - 'runatlantis.io/**'
       - '.github/**'
-      - '**/*.md'
+      - '**.md'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 4f5a02e0a..073a67e15 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
       - 'runatlantis.io/**'
       - '.github/**'
-      - '**/*.md'
+      - '**.md'
 
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-required.yml b/.github/workflows/test-required.yml
index 0396a0295..5ee57869d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-required.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-required.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - "main"
     paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.go'
+      - '**.go'
+      - 'go.*'
       - '.github/workflows/test.yml'
   pull_request:
     types:
@@ -19,7 +20,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - "main"
     paths-ignore:
-      - '**/*.go'
+      - '**.go'
+      - 'go.*'
       - '.github/workflows/test.yml'
  
 concurrency:
@@ -38,4 +40,4 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event.pull_request.draft == false
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
-      - run: 'echo "No build required"'
\ No newline at end of file
+      - run: 'echo "No build required"'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 62d22350b..71ac9ef22 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - "main"
     paths:
-      - '**/*.go'
+      - '**.go'
+      - 'go.*'
       - '.github/workflows/test.yml'
   pull_request:
     types:
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ on:
     branches:
       - "main"
     paths:
-      - '**/*.go'
+      - '**.go'
+      - 'go.*'
       - '.github/workflows/test.yml'
  
 concurrency: