diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-ruff.yaml b/.github/workflows/lint-ruff.yaml
index ba74f1f..d7916d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-ruff.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-ruff.yaml
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ jobs:
         make install-lint
     - name: Run ruff
       run: |
-        make ruff 
\ No newline at end of file
+        make ruff-check
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 20695cc..833c5e6 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ help:
 	@echo "ruff-format-check"
 	@echo "        Check if ruff format would change files"
 	@echo "ruff"
-	@echo "        Run ruff on the project"
+	@echo "        Run ruff on the project and fix errors"
+	@echo "ruff-check"
+	@echo "        Run ruff check on the project without fixing errors"
 	@echo "conda-env"
 	@echo "        Create conda environment 'curvlinops' with dev setup"
 	@echo "darglint-check"
@@ -85,11 +87,14 @@ ruff-format:
 ruff-format-check:
 	@ruff format --check .
 
-.PHONY: ruff
+.PHONY: ruff-check
 
 ruff:
 	@ruff check . --fix
 
+ruff-check:
+	@ruff check .
+
 .PHONY: darglint-check
 
 darglint-check: