diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index adb5f433d..24e93f47c 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ group :development, :test do
 end
 
 group :test do
+  gem 'climate_control'
   gem 'shoulda-matchers', '~> 5.0'
   gem 'webmock'
 end
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index e755a3307..c5cca8ce3 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ GEM
     builder (3.2.4)
     byebug (11.1.3)
     cancancan (3.4.0)
+    climate_control (1.2.0)
     coderay (1.1.3)
     concurrent-ruby (1.2.0)
     crack (0.4.5)
@@ -307,6 +308,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   aws-sdk-s3
   bootsnap
   cancancan (~> 3.3)
+  climate_control
   dotenv-rails
   factory_bot_rails
   faker
diff --git a/app/controllers/github_webhooks_controller.rb b/app/controllers/github_webhooks_controller.rb
index 0a71e0b7d..164078a71 100644
--- a/app/controllers/github_webhooks_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/github_webhooks_controller.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ class GithubWebhooksController < ActionController::API
   include GithubWebhook::Processor
 
   def github_push(payload)
-    UploadJob.perform_later if payload['ref'] == ENV.fetch('https://github.com/GITHUB_WEBHOOK_REF')
-    head :ok
+    UploadJob.perform_later if payload[:ref] == ENV.fetch('https://github.com/GITHUB_WEBHOOK_REF') && edited_code?(payload)
   end
 
   private
@@ -13,4 +12,10 @@ def github_push(payload)
   def webhook_secret(_payload)
     ENV.fetch('https://github.com/GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET')
   end
+
+  def edited_code?(payload)
+    commits = payload[:commits]
+    modified_paths = commits.map { |commit| commit[:added] | commit[:modified] | commit[:removed] }.flatten
+    modified_paths.count { |path| path.start_with?('en/code') }.positive?
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/github_webhooks/github_webhooks_controller_push_spec.rb b/spec/requests/github_webhooks/github_webhooks_controller_push_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f48f496b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/github_webhooks/github_webhooks_controller_push_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe GithubWebhooksController do
+  around do |example|
+    ClimateControl.modify GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET: 'secret', GITHUB_WEBHOOK_REF: 'branches/whatever' do
+      example.run
+    end
+  end
+
+  let(:params) do
+    {
+      ref:,
+      commits:
+    }
+  end
+
+  let(:headers) do
+    {
+      'X-Hub-Signature-256': "sha256=#{OpenSSL::HMAC.hexdigest(OpenSSL::Digest.new('sha256'), ENV.fetch('https://github.com/GITHUB_WEBHOOK_SECRET'), params.to_json)}",
+      'X-GitHub-Event': 'push',
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+    }
+  end
+
+  before do
+    allow(UploadJob).to receive(:perform_later)
+    post '/github_webhooks', env: { RAW_POST_DATA: params.to_json }, headers:
+  end
+
+  shared_examples 'upload job' do
+    it 'schedules the job' do
+      expect(UploadJob).to have_received(:perform_later)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'when webhook ref matches branch of interest on github push' do
+    let(:ref) { 'branches/whatever' }
+
+    context 'when code has been added' do
+      let(:commits) { [{ added: ['en/code/project1/main.py'], modified: [], removed: [] }] }
+
+      it_behaves_like 'upload job'
+    end
+
+    context 'when code has been modified' do
+      let(:commits) { [{ added: [], modified: ['en/code/project1/main.py'], removed: [] }] }
+
+      it_behaves_like 'upload job'
+    end
+
+    context 'when code has been removed' do
+      let(:commits) { [{ added: [], modified: [], removed: ['en/code/project1/main.py'] }] }
+
+      it_behaves_like 'upload job'
+    end
+
+    context 'when code has not been changed' do
+      let(:commits) { [{ added: ['en/step2.md'], modified: ['en/step1.md'], removed: ['en/step0.md'] }] }
+
+      it 'does not schedule the upload job' do
+        expect(UploadJob).not_to have_received(:perform_later)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe 'when webhook ref does not match branch of interest on github push' do
+    let(:ref) { 'branches/master' }
+    let(:commits) { [{ added: [], modified: ['en/code/project1/main.py'], removed: [] }] }
+
+    it 'does not schedule the upload job' do
+      expect(UploadJob).not_to have_received(:perform_later)
+    end
+  end
+end