diff --git a/.github/workflows/index-recipes.yml b/.github/workflows/index-recipes.yml
index c4369fba1..d8dbe4d2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/index-recipes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/index-recipes.yml
@@ -32,8 +32,12 @@ jobs:
       - name: Commit and push changes
         run: |
           BRANCH_NAME=$(echo ${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/})
-          git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
-          git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
-          git add docs/recipes/index.json docs/recipes/README.md
-          git commit -m "Update recipes index and README"
-          git push origin $BRANCH_NAME
+          if [ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]; then
+            git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
+            git config --local user.name "Lucee Docs GitHub Action"
+            git add docs/recipes/index.json docs/recipes/README.md
+            git commit -m "Update recipes index and README"
+            git push origin $BRANCH_NAME
+          else
+            echo "No changes found to commit"
+          fi