diff --git a/.github/workflows/general.yml b/.github/workflows/general.yml
index 6f4fb33..2547a4a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/general.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/general.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
           SKIP_DOCKER=true ./scripts/init_db.sh
       - name: Check sqlx-data.json is up-to-date
         run: |
-          cargo sqlx prepare --check -- --bin zero2prod
+          SQLX_OFFLINE=true cargo sqlx prepare --check -- --bin zero2prod
       - name: Run tests
         run: cargo test