diff --git a/.github/workflows/scan-docker-images-skip.yml b/.github/workflows/scan-docker-images-skip.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b6c9c13f..000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/scan-docker-images-skip.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-name: "Scan docker images from the allowed docker images list"
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'library-and-framework-list*.json'
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    name: "🔎 Scan docker images"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - run: 'echo "No build required"'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scan-docker-images.yml b/.github/workflows/scan-docker-images.yml
index a1686b28c..10807de2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scan-docker-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scan-docker-images.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 name: "Scan docker images from the allowed docker images list"
 
 on:
+  # we should run this job if somebody wants to add/update allowed docker images
   pull_request:
-    paths-ignore:
-      - '**.md'
-      - 'library-and-framework-list*.json'
+    paths:
+      - 'tests/tck-build-logic/src/main/resources/allowed-docker-images'
+  # we should run this job once a week to check if new vulnerabilities are found in existing images
+  schedule:
+    - chron: "0 0 * * 6"
 
 jobs:
   scan-images: