diff --git a/.github/actions/docker-push-variables/push_vars.py b/.github/actions/docker-push-variables/push_vars.py
index f4bbabb8f0..15738cd631 100644
--- a/.github/actions/docker-push-variables/push_vars.py
+++ b/.github/actions/docker-push-variables/push_vars.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ from time import time
 parser = configparser.ConfigParser()
 parser.read(".bumpversion.cfg")
 
+should_build = str(os.environ.get("DOCKER_USERNAME", None) is not None).lower()
+
 branch_name = os.environ["GITHUB_REF"]
 if os.environ.get("GITHUB_HEAD_REF", "") != "":
     branch_name = os.environ["GITHUB_HEAD_REF"]
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ image_main_tag = image_tags[0]
 image_tags_rendered = ",".join(image_tags)
 
 with open(os.environ["GITHUB_OUTPUT"], "a+", encoding="utf-8") as _output:
+    print("shouldBuild=%s" % should_build, file=_output)
     print("sha=%s" % sha, file=_output)
     print("version=%s" % version, file=_output)
     print("prerelease=%s" % prerelease, file=_output)
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-main.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-main.yml
index 96a235c4e2..8004f989df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-main.yml
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ jobs:
       # Needed to upload contianer images to ghcr.io
       packages: write
     timeout-minutes: 120
-    if: "github.repository == 'goauthentik/authentik'"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -235,6 +234,7 @@ jobs:
           image-name: ghcr.io/goauthentik/dev-server
           image-arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
       - name: Login to Container Registry
+        if: ${{ steps.ev.outputs.shouldBuild == 'true' }}
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ jobs:
             GEOIPUPDATE_ACCOUNT_ID=${{ secrets.GEOIPUPDATE_ACCOUNT_ID }}
             GEOIPUPDATE_LICENSE_KEY=${{ secrets.GEOIPUPDATE_LICENSE_KEY }}
           tags: ${{ steps.ev.outputs.imageTags }}
-          push: true
+          push: ${{ steps.ev.outputs.shouldBuild == 'true' }}
           build-args: |
             GIT_BUILD_HASH=${{ steps.ev.outputs.sha }}
           cache-from: type=gha
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-outpost.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-outpost.yml
index 2ef9277cbb..15c3451048 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-outpost.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-outpost.yml
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       # Needed to upload contianer images to ghcr.io
       packages: write
-    if: "github.repository == 'goauthentik/authentik'"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -86,6 +85,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           image-name: ghcr.io/goauthentik/dev-${{ matrix.type }}
       - name: Login to Container Registry
+        if: ${{ steps.ev.outputs.shouldBuild == 'true' }}
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           tags: ${{ steps.ev.outputs.imageTags }}
           file: ${{ matrix.type }}.Dockerfile
-          push: true
+          push: ${{ steps.ev.outputs.shouldBuild == 'true' }}
           build-args: |
             GIT_BUILD_HASH=${{ steps.ev.outputs.sha }}
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64