diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-frontend.yml b/.github/workflows/build-frontend.yml
index e29a5a756f..cdbf8f6131 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-frontend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-frontend.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths:
+      - 'frontend/**'
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 83f0de1808..19dacf10d4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ __pycache__/
 
 # Distribution / packaging
 .Python
-build/
 develop-eggs/
 dist/
 downloads/