diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/lint-and-reload.yml b/.gitea/workflows/lint-and-reload.yml
index 831491a..07f03fc 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/lint-and-reload.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/lint-and-reload.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 name: Lint and reload
 
+# Lint runs on PRs too - it's the status check branch protection
+# requires before the development-commit automation's PRs may merge
+# (merge_when_checks_succeed). The reload only ever fires on a push
+# that actually landed on main.
 on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
+  pull_request:
 
 jobs:
-  lint-and-reload:
+  lint:
     runs-on: bare
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -18,6 +23,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint questions
         run: /srv/app/uhhm-portal/current/question_lint --path questions
 
+  reload:
+    runs-on: bare
+    needs: lint
+    if: github.event_name == 'push'
+    steps:
       # Tells every running portal instance to re-fetch and atomically
       # swap in the new content - see content::watch_for_reload in the
       # portal repo. Fire and forget: no reply expected, no payload