diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
index 172b6201d88..f987536a315 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ name: Smoke Test
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: ["*"]
+    branches: ["**"]
     paths-ignore: [ '**.md', '**.png', '**.jpg', '**.svg', '**/docs/**' ]
   pull_request:
-    branches: ["*"]
+    branches: ["**"]
     paths-ignore: [ '**.md', '**.png', '**.jpg', '**.svg', '**/docs/**' ]
   schedule:
     # Run daily sanity check at 03:00 clock UTC