diff --git a/conda_smithy/templates/azure-pipelines.yml.tmpl b/conda_smithy/templates/azure-pipelines.yml.tmpl
index b649de93a..9c8fd3324 100644
--- a/conda_smithy/templates/azure-pipelines.yml.tmpl
+++ b/conda_smithy/templates/azure-pipelines.yml.tmpl
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stages:
           echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=log]$git_log"
         displayName: Obtain commit message
       - bash: echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=RET]false"
-        condition: or(contains(variables.log, '[skip azp]'), contains(variables.log, '[azp skip]'), contains(variables.log, '[skip ci]'), contains(variables.log, '[ci skip]'))
+        condition: and(eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest'), or(contains(variables.log, '[skip azp]'), contains(variables.log, '[azp skip]'), contains(variables.log, '[skip ci]'), contains(variables.log, '[ci skip]')))
         displayName: Skip build?
       - bash: echo "##vso[task.setvariable variable=start_main;isOutput=true]$RET"
         name: result
diff --git a/news/2110-azure-skip-only-pr.rst b/news/2110-azure-skip-only-pr.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ff57d8d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2110-azure-skip-only-pr.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+**Added:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Changed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Deprecated:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Removed:**
+
+* <news item>
+
+**Fixed:**
+
+* Fixed a bug where azure would skip commits on main if previous commit had '[ci skip]' or similar. (#2110)
+
+**Security:**
+
+* <news item>