diff --git a/actions/detect-exposed-workflow-secrets/exposed_secrets_detection/src/utils.py b/actions/detect-exposed-workflow-secrets/exposed_secrets_detection/src/utils.py
index fd84a90..75e3ed2 100644
--- a/actions/detect-exposed-workflow-secrets/exposed_secrets_detection/src/utils.py
+++ b/actions/detect-exposed-workflow-secrets/exposed_secrets_detection/src/utils.py
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ def workflow_auto_triggers_on_pull_request(trigger_conditions: list) -> bool:
     # request/issue actions.
     automatic_triggers = {
         "issue_comment",  # this can sometimes require a GitHub token stored in an env var
-        "pull_request",
         "pull_request_comment",  # this is deprecated and replaced by "issue_comment", but GitHub still allows it to be used
         "pull_request_review",
         "pull_request_review_comment",
diff --git a/actions/detect-exposed-workflow-secrets/exposed_secrets_detection/tests/test_utils.py b/actions/detect-exposed-workflow-secrets/exposed_secrets_detection/tests/test_utils.py
index f61f66a..6c6d806 100644
--- a/actions/detect-exposed-workflow-secrets/exposed_secrets_detection/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/actions/detect-exposed-workflow-secrets/exposed_secrets_detection/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def test_workflow_auto_triggers_on_pull_request_one_automatic_trigger_exists():
     trigger_conditions = [
         "schedule",
         "workflow_dispatch",
-        "pull_request",
+        "pull_request_target",
     ]
     workflow_contains_auto_triggers = workflow_auto_triggers_on_pull_request(
         trigger_conditions