diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs-preview.yml b/.github/workflows/docs-preview.yml
index fea3169fda8e..c89ada11f34e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs-preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs-preview.yml
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ jobs:
           key: docs-${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
           path: docs/**/.jupyter_cache
 
-      - name: run quarto check
-        run: nix develop '.#ibis311' --ignore-environment --keep HOME -c quarto check
-
       - name: build docs
         run: nix develop '.#ibis311' --ignore-environment --keep HOME -c just docs-build-all
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ibis-docs-main.yml b/.github/workflows/ibis-docs-main.yml
index 7e21f22b81be..554459c26312 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ibis-docs-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ibis-docs-main.yml
@@ -68,9 +68,6 @@ jobs:
           key: docs-${{ github.event.before }}
           path: docs/**/.jupyter_cache
 
-      - name: run quarto check
-        run: nix develop '.#ibis311' --ignore-environment --keep HOME -c quarto check
-
       - name: build api docs
         run: nix develop '.#ibis311' --ignore-environment -c just docs-apigen --verbose
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ibis-docs-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/ibis-docs-pr.yml
index 56d0827dbfbd..44ef3bfd97f8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ibis-docs-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ibis-docs-pr.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,28 @@ jobs:
         # that for extensions
         run: nix develop '.#ibis311' --ignore-environment --keep HOME --keep HYPOTHESIS_PROFILE -c just doctest
 
+  check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: install nix
+        uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v30
+        with:
+          extra_nix_config: |
+            access-tokens = github.com=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: setup cachix
+        uses: cachix/cachix-action@v15
+        with:
+          name: ibis
+          authToken: ${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+          extraPullNames: nix-community
+
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: run quarto check
+        run: nix develop '.#ibis311' --ignore-environment --keep HOME -c quarto check
+
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
@@ -66,9 +88,6 @@ jobs:
           key: docs-${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
           path: docs/**/.jupyter_cache
 
-      - name: run quarto check
-        run: nix develop '.#ibis311' --ignore-environment --keep HOME -c quarto check
-
       - name: generate api docs
         run: nix develop '.#ibis311' --ignore-environment -c just docs-apigen --verbose