diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index 3125c79c8d2b..a242e3b2fadf 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 [context.production]
   # Do not build the site if there's no site-related changes
-  ignore = "git diff --quiet HEAD^ HEAD -- website/ docs/ netlify.toml"
+  ignore = "git diff --quiet $CACHED_COMMIT_REF $COMMIT_REF -- website/ docs/ netlify.toml"
 
 # deploy preview build (faster config)
 [context.deploy-preview]