diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-plugin.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-plugin.yaml
index 8357dcfb6..688c5d97a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-plugin.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-plugin.yaml
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ on:
     paths:
       - 'plugins/**'
       - 'test/**'
+      - 'helm/**'
+      - 'Makefile.core.mk'
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "*" ]
     paths:
       - 'plugins/**'
       - 'test/**'
+      - 'helm/**'
+      - 'Makefile.core.mk'
   workflow_dispatch: ~      
 
 jobs: