diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/functions.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/functions.sh
index 304da985b82..ed49cdb28b1 100644
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/functions.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/functions.sh
@@ -44,3 +44,16 @@ cleanup_namespaces() {
         fi
     done
 }
+
+skip_website_only() {
+    SKIP_IF_ONLY="website .ibm"
+    NAMES=$(git diff --name-only main)
+    for change in ${NAMES}; do
+        for skip in ${SKIP_IF_ONLY}; do        
+            if [[ "$change" != "${skip}*"]]; then
+                return
+            fi
+        done
+    done
+    exit 0
+}
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/kubernetes-tests.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/kubernetes-tests.sh
index 5bc9ed4bd52..bc4f6fe1dd0 100755
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/kubernetes-tests.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/kubernetes-tests.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ LOGFILE="pr-${GIT_PR_NUMBER}-kubernetes-tests-${BUILD_NUMBER}"
 
 source .ibm/pipelines/functions.sh
 
+skip_website_only
+
 ibmcloud login --apikey "${API_KEY_QE}"
 ibmcloud target -r "${IBM_REGION}"
 ibmcloud ks cluster config --cluster "${IBM_KUBERNETES_ID}" --admin
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/nocluster-tests.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/nocluster-tests.sh
index ab524c9b726..9d74367b861 100755
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/nocluster-tests.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/nocluster-tests.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ LOGFILE="pr-${GIT_PR_NUMBER}-nocluster-tests-${BUILD_NUMBER}"
 
 source .ibm/pipelines/functions.sh
 
+skip_website_only
+
 ibmcloud login --apikey "${API_KEY_QE}"
 ibmcloud target -r "${IBM_REGION}"
 
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/openshift-tests.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/openshift-tests.sh
index d3512666b27..b5b43999f77 100755
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/openshift-tests.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/openshift-tests.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ LOGFILE="pr-${GIT_PR_NUMBER}-openshift-tests-${BUILD_NUMBER}"
 
 source .ibm/pipelines/functions.sh
 
+skip_website_only
+
 ibmcloud login --apikey "${API_KEY_QE}"
 ibmcloud target -r eu-de
 ibmcloud oc cluster config -c "${CLUSTER_ID}"
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/openshift-unauth-tests.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/openshift-unauth-tests.sh
index c098940eb6e..f2871f8b751 100755
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/openshift-unauth-tests.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/openshift-unauth-tests.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ LOGFILE="pr-${GIT_PR_NUMBER}-openshift-unauth-tests-${BUILD_NUMBER}"
 
 source .ibm/pipelines/functions.sh
 
+skip_website_only
+
 ibmcloud login --apikey "${API_KEY_QE}"
 ibmcloud target -r eu-de
 ibmcloud oc cluster config -c "${CLUSTER_ID}"
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/unit-tests.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/unit-tests.sh
index fa404d67205..4ab7d54bdcb 100755
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/unit-tests.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/unit-tests.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 LOGFILE="pr-${GIT_PR_NUMBER}-unit-tests-${BUILD_NUMBER}"
 
+skip_website_only
+
 source .ibm/pipelines/functions.sh
 
 (
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/validate.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/validate.sh
index 53f2d51b681..4e18c873762 100755
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/validate.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/validate.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 LOGFILE="pr-${GIT_PR_NUMBER}-Validate-tests-${BUILD_NUMBER}"
 
+skip_website_only
+
 source .ibm/pipelines/functions.sh
 
 (
diff --git a/.ibm/pipelines/windows-test.sh b/.ibm/pipelines/windows-test.sh
index 7fd84b701ee..bf0831ecf63 100755
--- a/.ibm/pipelines/windows-test.sh
+++ b/.ibm/pipelines/windows-test.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 set -x
 
+skip_website_only
+
 LOGFILE="pr-${GIT_PR_NUMBER}-windows-tests-${BUILD_NUMBER}"
 export REPO=${REPO:-"https://github.com/redhat-developer/odo"}
 #copy test script inside /tmp/