diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/smoke.yml b/.gitea/workflows/smoke.yml
index 418f566..c09b0cb 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/smoke.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/smoke.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: smoke
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - ''         # run on any branch push
+      - '**'         # run on any branch push
   workflow_dispatch:  # allow manual run from the Actions tab
 jobs:
   hello: