diff --git a/.buildkite/deployment.sh b/.buildkite/deployment.sh
index cb0814050..e07073dce 100755
--- a/.buildkite/deployment.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/deployment.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -u
 
+if [[ $BUILDKITE_BRANCH == "master" ]]; then
+  CI_DOCS_BYPASS=$(git diff --name-only HEAD~1 | sed -rn '/^docs\/.*/!{q1}' && echo true || echo false)
+else
+  CI_DOCS_BYPASS=$(git diff --name-only `git merge-base --fork-point origin/master` | sed -rn '/^docs\/.*/!{q1}' && echo true || echo false)
+fi
+
 cat << EOF
 env:
-  CI_DOCS_BYPASS: $(git diff --name-only `git merge-base --fork-point origin/master` | sed -rn '/^docs\/.*/!{q1}' && echo true || echo false)
+  CI_DOCS_BYPASS: ${CI_DOCS_BYPASS}
 
 steps:
   - label: ":docker: Image Deployments"
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.sh b/.buildkite/pipeline.sh
index 50c01ad86..9a4e087fb 100755
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -u
 
+if [[ $BUILDKITE_BRANCH == "master" ]]; then
+  CI_DOCS_BYPASS=$(git diff --name-only HEAD~1 | sed -rn '/^docs\/.*/!{q1}' && echo true || echo false)
+else
+  CI_DOCS_BYPASS=$(git diff --name-only `git merge-base --fork-point origin/master` | sed -rn '/^docs\/.*/!{q1}' && echo true || echo false)
+fi
+
 cat << EOF
 env:
-  CI_DOCS_BYPASS: $(git diff --name-only `git merge-base --fork-point origin/master` | sed -rn '/^docs\/.*/!{q1}' && echo true || echo false)
+  CI_DOCS_BYPASS: ${CI_DOCS_BYPASS}
 
 steps:
   - label: ":hammer_and_wrench: Unit Test"