diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow_interface_101_mnist.yml b/.github/workflows/workflow_interface_101_mnist.yml
index ddd5619e24..aa1c198fb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow_interface_101_mnist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow_interface_101_mnist.yml
@@ -5,8 +5,14 @@
 name: Workflow Interface 101 MNIST Notebook
 
 on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ develop ]
+
   workflow_dispatch:
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   run_notebook:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04