diff --git a/.github/workflows/utilities-ee.yaml b/.github/workflows/utilities-ee.yaml
index f9a1ac677..92270dc3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/utilities-ee.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/utilities-ee.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ on:
       - dev
     paths:
       - "ee/utilities/**"
+      - "!ee/utilities/.gitignore"
+      - "!ee/utilities/*-dev.sh"
       - "utilities/*/**"
       - "!utilities/.gitignore"
       - "!utilities/*-dev.sh"