diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/sync.yml b/.gitea/workflows/sync.yml
index 8fd4eed63..6eb1101a6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/sync.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/sync.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ name: Wikisource sync
 on:
   schedule:
     - cron: "0 3 * * *"  # daily 03:00 UTC
-  workflow_dispatch:
+  push:  # also run when the sync code changes (bot data commits don't touch these, so no loop)
+    paths: [wikisource.py, build_index.py, update.sh, .gitea/workflows/sync.yml]
+  workflow_dispatch:  # "Run workflow" button, Gitea 1.23+
 jobs:
   sync:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest