diff --git a/.github/workflows/staging_backend.yml b/.github/workflows/staging_backend.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a722d1d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/staging_backend.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Publish Staging Backend
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "apps/frontend*/**"
+      - "scripts/**"
+
+jobs:
+  publish_backend:
+    permissions:
+      packages: write
+    uses: momentum-mod/website/.github/workflows/backend_docker_image.yml@main
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/staging.yml b/.github/workflows/staging_frontend.yml
similarity index 54%
rename from .github/workflows/staging.yml
rename to .github/workflows/staging_frontend.yml
index b288bf87e..09574cf9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/staging_frontend.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-name: Publish Staging
+name: Publish Staging Frontend
 
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - "apps/backend*/**"
 
 jobs:
   publish_frontend:
@@ -11,9 +13,3 @@ jobs:
     with:
       project_name: 'frontend-staging'
     secrets: inherit
-
-  publish_backend:
-    permissions:
-      packages: write
-    uses: momentum-mod/website/.github/workflows/backend_docker_image.yml@main
-    secrets: inherit