diff --git a/.github/actions/code_check/action.yml b/.github/actions/code_check/action.yml
index ebc459ba..fd219257 100644
--- a/.github/actions/code_check/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/code_check/action.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ runs:
         source python-testing-environment/bin/activate
         pip install -e .[CI-CD]
         pre-commit install --install-hooks
-        pre-commit run --all-files
+        if [ "${GITHUB_REF}" = "refs/heads/main" ]; then
+          SKIP=no-commit-to-branch pre-commit run --all-files
+        else
+          pre-commit run --all-files
+        fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index c414a8d6..2b4b45df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ jobs:
   meshpy-code-check:
     name: Code check
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    container:
-      image: ghcr.io/4c-multiphysics/4c:latest
     defaults:
       run:
         shell: bash