diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 47bbe2bde..f410e9f8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ci-gpg-private-key: ${{secrets.CI_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY}}
           github-gopass-ci-token: ${{secrets.GITHUB_GOPASS_CI_TOKEN}}
+        if: "env.HELM_RELEASE_NAMES != ''"
       - run: scripts/publish-docker config
 
   geoportal: