diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_schedule_tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/on_schedule_tests.yaml
index 8658f057e8..b44f624180 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_schedule_tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_schedule_tests.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '0 1 * * 1-5'
 
+  # Runs on pull requests that touch the template files, the template e2e tests,
+  # or this workflow itself, so that changes affecting the scheduled tests are
+  # validated before they are merged.
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - 'src/crawlee/project_template/**'
+      - 'tests/e2e/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/on_schedule_tests.yaml'
+
 concurrency:
   group: scheduled-tests
   cancel-in-progress: false