diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 901b2ff..56f06f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ jobs:
 
 
     - name: upload the just-built docs as an artifact
-      if: ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.10' }}
+      if: ${{ matrix.python-version == '3.10' }} && github.event-name == 'pull_request'
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
       with:
-        name: docs-${{ github.ref }}
+        name: docs-${{ github.head_ref }}
         path: doc/build/html
         overwrite: true  # v4 requires unique names; this will delete existing before uploading