diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 244b55068962..16d4d8c26501 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-
+trigger:
+  paths:
+    exclude:
+      - docs
+      - azure
 jobs:
 - job: DeepSpeed_Tests
   timeoutInMinutes: 360