diff --git a/.github/workflows/server.yml b/.github/workflows/server.yml
index 9376d5fec0..b1e7e79804 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/server.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/server.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ on:
     - 'project/**'
     - 'translation/**'
     - 'build.sbt'
+    - 'lila'
+    - 'conf/application.conf.default'
+    - '.sbtopts.default'
     branches-ignore:
     - 'l10n_master'
   pull_request:
@@ -21,6 +24,9 @@ on:
     - 'project/**'
     - 'translation/source/**'
     - 'build.sbt'
+    - 'lila'
+    - 'conf/application.conf.default'
+    - '.sbtopts.default'
 
 jobs:
   openjdk13:
diff --git a/bin/ci-deploy.py b/bin/ci-deploy.py
index 6b6afa050d..df9bef2a79 100755
--- a/bin/ci-deploy.py
+++ b/bin/ci-deploy.py
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ SERVER_FILES = [
     "project",
     "translation",
     "build.sbt",
+    "lila",
+    "conf/application.conf.default",
+    ".sbtopts.default",
 ]
 
 ASSETS_BUILD_URL = "https://api.github.com/repos/ornicar/lila/actions/workflows/assets.yml/runs"