diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-unused-imports.yml b/.github/workflows/check-unused-imports.yml
index 2d868095c..3f6e8757e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-unused-imports.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-unused-imports.yml
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 name: Check for unused imports using Pylint
 on:
-  pull_request:
+  pull_request_target:
     branches:
       - current
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
   pull-requests: write
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
   check-unused-imports:
     uses: vyos/.github/.github/workflows/check-unused-imports.yml@current
     secrets: inherit