diff --git a/.woodpecker/docs.yml b/.woodpecker/docs.yml
index 662e57a5f14..6dd94d85392 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/docs.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/docs.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 when:
-  event: [pull_request, push, cron]
-  branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-  path:
-    - "docs/**"
-    - ".woodpecker/docs.yml"
-    # since we generate docs for cli tool we have to watch this too
-    - "cli/**"
-    - "cmd/cli/**"
-    # api docs
-    - "server/api/**"
+  - event: [pull_request, push]
+    branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
+    path:
+      - "docs/**"
+      - ".woodpecker/docs.yml"
+      # since we generate docs for cli tool we have to watch this too
+      - "cli/**"
+      - "cmd/cli/**"
+      # api docs
+      - "server/api/**"
+  - cron: update_docs
+    event: cron
 
 variables:
   - &golang_image 'golang:1.20.2'
@@ -19,9 +21,6 @@ steps:
     image: *golang_image
     commands:
       - make docs
-    when:
-      - cron: update_docs
-        event: cron
 
   build:
     image: *node_image
@@ -30,9 +29,6 @@ steps:
       - corepack enable
       - pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
       - pnpm build
-    when:
-      - cron: update_docs
-        event: cron
 
   deploy-preview:
     image: woodpeckerci/plugin-surge-preview:next
@@ -72,7 +68,4 @@ steps:
       - git commit -m "Deploy website - based on ${CI_COMMIT_SHA}"
       - git push
     when:
-      - event: push
-        branch: ${CI_REPO_DEFAULT_BRANCH}
-      - cron: update_docs
-        event: cron
+      - event: [push, cron]
diff --git a/.woodpecker/web.yml b/.woodpecker/web.yml
index fc2ebe80b46..3865c81d4bd 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/web.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/web.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 when:
   event: [pull_request, tag]
-  path: &when_path
+  path:
     # related config files
     - ".woodpecker/web.yml"
     # web source code