diff --git a/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml b/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml
index 61553cb748..664d5a8e30 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/workflow.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 name: Build
 on:
   push:
-    branches:
-      - github-actions
   schedule:
     - cron: '*/5 * * * *'
   workflow_dispatch:
@@ -13,6 +11,7 @@ env:
   ACID32: 1
   HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP: 1
   HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE: 1
+  PROD: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/github-actions' }}
 concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}
 jobs:
diff --git a/add.py b/add.py
index f051a55ded..df85dcfc7f 100644
--- a/add.py
+++ b/add.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import datetime
 import hashlib
 import json
+import os
 import time
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -158,9 +159,10 @@ def add_built(plugin, token):
     config[name]["versions"].sort(key=lambda x: (x["date_committed"], x["date_authored"]), reverse=True)
     save_config(config)
 
-    repo = git.Repo(script_dir / Path("Config"))
-    repo.git.add(all=True)
-    repo.git.commit(message="Deploying to builds")
-    repo.git.push()
+    if os.environ.get("PROD"):
+        repo = git.Repo(script_dir / Path("Config"))
+        repo.git.add(all=True)
+        repo.git.commit(message="Deploying to builds")
+        repo.git.push()
 
     return release
diff --git a/update_config.py b/update_config.py
index d48b608da9..6c6fdd9602 100644
--- a/update_config.py
+++ b/update_config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import copy
 import json
+import os
 import sys
 import urllib.parse
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -66,8 +67,9 @@ def add_author_date(name, version):
 
 save_config(config)
 
-repo = git.Repo("Config")
-if repo.is_dirty(untracked_files=True):
-    repo.git.add(all=True)
-    repo.git.commit(message="Deploying to builds")
-    repo.git.push()
+if os.environ.get("PROD"):
+    repo = git.Repo("Config")
+    if repo.is_dirty(untracked_files=True):
+        repo.git.add(all=True)
+        repo.git.commit(message="Deploying to builds")
+        repo.git.push()
diff --git a/updater.py b/updater.py
index 523a0baf6d..b3634dd21c 100644
--- a/updater.py
+++ b/updater.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import datetime
 import json
+import os
 import sys
 import traceback
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -197,11 +198,12 @@ def add_to_failures(plugin):
 json.dump(failures, (config_dir / Path("failures.json")).open("w"), indent=2, sort_keys=True)
 
 
-repo = git.Repo(config_dir)
-if repo.is_dirty(untracked_files=True):
-    repo.git.add(all=True)
-    repo.git.commit(message="Deploying to builds")
-    repo.git.push()
+if os.environ.get("PROD"):
+    repo = git.Repo("Config")
+    if repo.is_dirty(untracked_files=True):
+        repo.git.add(all=True)
+        repo.git.commit(message="Deploying to builds")
+        repo.git.push()
 
 
 if len(failed) > 0 or len(errored) > 0: