diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
index 25197e1..a99e156 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - '*'
-      - '!*-exercise-base-*'
+      - '!exercise-base-*'
 jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest