diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
index 798dd0e..7ba1182 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - '**'
+      - '!main'  # Skip main branch (release workflow handles that)
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run test:run
 
   # Acceptance tests that don't require DB read/write
-  # These are safe to run on every commit
+  # Only run on pull requests to main
   safe-acceptance-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: unit-tests