diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d9abb9f9ff6a5bada6ab6b69c16586eb2c1464fd..58e0f762dc048e4df32a49142cd740a01bbeb054 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ isort:
   stage: compliance
   script:
     - pip install isort
-    - isort --check .
+    - isort --check saqc
 
 # Check compliance with the REUSE specification
 reuse: