diff --git a/workflow_tests/tests/z_test_docs.rs b/workflow_tests/tests/z_test_docs.rs
index cc5eb3e87..c21e8efcf 100644
--- a/workflow_tests/tests/z_test_docs.rs
+++ b/workflow_tests/tests/z_test_docs.rs
@@ -18,12 +18,17 @@ const DOC_TEST_DIR: &str = "docs/";
 fn link_to_docs() -> Result<()> {
     test_logging(log::LevelFilter::Trace);
     let book_base = Path::new("../book/src/");
-    let book_dirs_and_filters = vec![
-        ("intro", r".*"),
-        ("ref", r".*"),
-        ("start", r".*"),
-        ("how-to", r".*"),
-    ];
+    let in_ci = option_env!("CI").is_some();
+    let book_dirs_and_filters = if in_ci {
+        vec![("ref", r".*"), ("start", r".*"), ("how-to", r".*")]
+    } else {
+        vec![
+            ("intro", r".*"),
+            ("ref", r".*"),
+            ("start", r".*"),
+            ("how-to", r".*"),
+        ]
+    };
     let template_dir_root = Path::new("templates");
 
     // This is a directory that we create to keep testing artifacts outside the code