diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_typos.yml b/.github/workflows/check_typos.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d036df6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_typos.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+name: Check Typos
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  check-typos:
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
+      matrix:
+        os: [ ubuntu-latest ]
+        python-version: [ "3.*" ]
+
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    steps:
+      #----------------------------------------------
+      #       check-out repo and set-up python
+      #----------------------------------------------
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+
+      #----------------------------------------------
+      #       check grammar with typos
+      #----------------------------------------------
+      - name: Check grammar with typos
+        run: |
+          pip3 install typos
+          typos
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
index 68adac5d6..fa1a82c95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_tests.yml
@@ -42,14 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           virtualenvs-in-project: false
           installer-parallel: true
 
-      #----------------------------------------------
-      #       check grammar with typos
-      #----------------------------------------------
-      - name: Check grammar with typos
-        run: |
-          pip3 install typos
-          typos
-
       #----------------------------------------------
       #       copy docker compose file
       #----------------------------------------------