diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
index 7db299f0df..c6d0c6ab7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           BASE_REF="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}"
           echo "Base ref is $BASE_REF"
-          AFFECTED=$(npx nx show projects --affected --target=test --base=origin/$BASE_REF --select=projects --plain)
+          AFFECTED=$(npx nx show projects --affected --target=test --base=origin/$BASE_REF --select=projects --plain --exclude=cli,stories,eslint-angular)
           echo "Affected projects: $AFFECTED"
           MATRIX_JSON=$(echo $AFFECTED | xargs -n1 | jq -R -s -c 'split("\n")[:-1] | map({ "project": . })')
           MATRIX_JSON=$(echo "$MATRIX_JSON" | tr -d '\n' | sed 's/"$//')
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     name: "Lint"
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: []
+    needs: ["generate-affected-matrix"]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2