diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-devcontainer-image.yml b/.github/workflows/build-devcontainer-image.yml
index 38b6c46fc84..63013cfce55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-devcontainer-image.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-devcontainer-image.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ jobs:
       packages: write
       contents: read
 
+    # Only run this scheduled job on the main repo, it can't work elsewhere
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'Azure/azure-service-operator' }}
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # pinned to 4.1.7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/scan-controller-image.yaml b/.github/workflows/scan-controller-image.yaml
index 29c59eb7876..00888f8118c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/scan-controller-image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/scan-controller-image.yaml
@@ -18,9 +18,13 @@ on:
 jobs:
   scan-image:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
     permissions:
       packages: read
 
+    # Only run this scheduled job on the main repo, it can't work elsewhere
+    if: ${{ github.repository == 'Azure/azure-service-operator' }}
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # pinned to 4.1.7