diff --git a/services/actions/notifier_helper.go b/services/actions/notifier_helper.go
index 16a40366ac..217ae6c6b0 100644
--- a/services/actions/notifier_helper.go
+++ b/services/actions/notifier_helper.go
@@ -160,28 +160,24 @@ func notify(ctx context.Context, input *notifyInput) error {
 	workflows, schedules, err := actions_module.DetectWorkflows(gitRepo, commit,
 		input.Event,
 		input.Payload,
-		input.Event == webhook_module.HookEventPush && git.RefName(input.Ref).BranchName() == input.Repo.DefaultBranch,
+		input.Event == webhook_module.HookEventPush && input.Ref == input.Repo.DefaultBranch,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("DetectWorkflows: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	log.Trace("repo %s with commit %s event %s find %d workflows and %d schedules",
-		input.Repo.RepoPath(),
-		commit.ID,
-		input.Event,
-		len(workflows),
-		len(schedules),
-	)
+	if len(workflows) == 0 {
+		log.Trace("repo %s with commit %s couldn't find workflows", input.Repo.RepoPath(), commit.ID)
+	} else {
+		for _, wf := range workflows {
+			if actionsConfig.IsWorkflowDisabled(wf.EntryName) {
+				log.Trace("repo %s has disable workflows %s", input.Repo.RepoPath(), wf.EntryName)
+				continue
+			}
 
-	for _, wf := range workflows {
-		if actionsConfig.IsWorkflowDisabled(wf.EntryName) {
-			log.Trace("repo %s has disable workflows %s", input.Repo.RepoPath(), wf.EntryName)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if wf.TriggerEvent.Name != actions_module.GithubEventPullRequestTarget {
-			detectedWorkflows = append(detectedWorkflows, wf)
+			if wf.TriggerEvent.Name != actions_module.GithubEventPullRequestTarget {
+				detectedWorkflows = append(detectedWorkflows, wf)
+			}
 		}
 	}