diff --git a/.github/workflows/protocol-circuits-gate-diff.yml b/.github/workflows/protocol-circuits-gate-diff.yml
index d59193e1c95..da42f0ed9bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/protocol-circuits-gate-diff.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/protocol-circuits-gate-diff.yml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
-  # cancel if reran on same PR if exists, otherwise if on same commit
-  concurrency:
-    group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-    cancel-in-progress: true
   compare_protocol_circuits_gates:
+    # cancel if reran on same PR if exists, otherwise if on same commit
+    concurrency:
+      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+      cancel-in-progress: true
     if: "!startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release-please--')"
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps: