diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr_checks.yaml
index 867467cdd4..a0a73e7a8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_checks.yaml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
 
   html:
     name: html template files
-    needs: javascript
+    needs: pep_style
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps: