diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-nimbus.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-nimbus.yml
index a96b06f..1a2ddce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-nimbus.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-nimbus.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 name: CI-nimbus
 on:
   push:
-  pull_request:
-  workflow_dispatch:
+    # total hack... can remove later but I want to preserve for now
+    branches:
+    - disable_this_ci
 
 jobs:
   build: