diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-debian.yml b/.github/workflows/build-debian.yml
index 650d81d..ad786d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-debian.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-debian.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ name: Build Debian packages
 
 on:
   push:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/**'
   pull_request:
+    paths-ignore:
+      - '.github/**'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-salsa-master.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-salsa-master.yml
index c21f10b..f0032ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-salsa-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-salsa-master.yml
@@ -30,27 +30,29 @@ jobs:
             https://salsa.debian.org/debian/xymon.git \
             master:refs/remotes/salsa/master
 
-      - name: Fast-forward GitHub master
+      - name: Fast-forward GitHub salsa/master
         run: |
-          github_master=$(git ls-remote --heads origin refs/heads/master | cut -f1)
-          if [ -n "$github_master" ]; then
+          github_salsa_master=$(
+            git ls-remote --heads origin refs/heads/salsa/master | cut -f1
+          )
+          if [ -n "$github_salsa_master" ]; then
             git fetch --no-tags origin \
-              refs/heads/master:refs/remotes/origin/master
+              refs/heads/salsa/master:refs/remotes/origin/salsa/master
 
             if ! git merge-base --is-ancestor \
-              refs/remotes/origin/master refs/remotes/salsa/master; then
+              refs/remotes/origin/salsa/master refs/remotes/salsa/master; then
               printf '%s\n' \
-                'GitHub master has diverged from Salsa master; refusing to overwrite it.' >&2
+                'GitHub salsa/master has diverged from Salsa master; refusing to overwrite it.' >&2
               exit 1
             fi
 
-            if [ "$github_master" = \
+            if [ "$github_salsa_master" = \
               "$(git rev-parse refs/remotes/salsa/master)" ]; then
-              printf '%s\n' 'GitHub master is already synchronized with Salsa master.'
+              printf '%s\n' 'GitHub salsa/master is already synchronized with Salsa master.'
               exit 0
             fi
           else
-            printf '%s\n' 'GitHub master does not exist and will be created.'
+            printf '%s\n' 'GitHub salsa/master does not exist and will be created.'
           fi
 
-          git push origin refs/remotes/salsa/master:refs/heads/master
\ No newline at end of file
+          git push origin refs/remotes/salsa/master:refs/heads/salsa/master
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.podman b/README.podman
index 1fed3e6..0d8b113 100644
--- a/README.podman
+++ b/README.podman
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ GitHub Actions
 --------------
 
 The Sync master from Salsa workflow is started manually. It creates the GitHub
-`master` branch from Debian Salsa on its first run and only fast-forwards it
-afterward. The workflow fails without changing the branch if the GitHub and
-Salsa histories diverge.
+`salsa/master` branch from Debian Salsa's `master` branch on its first run and
+only fast-forwards it afterward. The workflow fails without changing the
+branch if the GitHub and Salsa histories diverge.
 
 The Build Debian packages workflow runs the same Containerfile and
 xymon-testbuild entry point on GitHub-hosted Ubuntu runners. It uses Docker on