diff --git a/.github/workflows/buildAndDeployWebsite.yml b/.github/workflows/buildAndDeployWebsite.yml
index a0d9f63cb9b..6011d980b8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/buildAndDeployWebsite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/buildAndDeployWebsite.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           # jupyter nbconvert --ExecutePreprocessor.kernel_name="howbadismybatch-venv-kernel" --to notebook --allow-errors --execute HowBadIsMyBatch.ipynb
           # jupyter nbconvert --to html HowBadIsMyBatch.nbconvert.ipynb
           git add -A
-          git commit -m "updating data for batch codes"
+          git diff-index --quiet HEAD || git commit -m "updating data for batch codes"
       - name: Executing Intensivstationen.ipynb
         shell: bash -el {0}
         run: |
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           DATAWRAPPER_API_TOKEN=${{ secrets.DATAWRAPPER_API_TOKEN }} jupyter nbconvert --ExecutePreprocessor.kernel_name="howbadismybatch-venv-kernel" --to notebook --allow-errors --execute Intensivstationen.ipynb
           jupyter nbconvert --to html Intensivstationen.nbconvert.ipynb
           git add -A
-          git commit -m "updating data for Intensivstationen"
+          git diff-index --quiet HEAD || git commit -m "updating data for Intensivstationen"
       - name: Pushing changes to GitHub Pages
         shell: bash -el {0}
         run: |