diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-container-image.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-container-image.yaml
index 45f96976..2ad76ce7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-container-image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-container-image.yaml
@@ -50,12 +50,14 @@ jobs:
           echo ::set-output name=version::${VERSION}
           echo ::set-output name=tags::${TAGS}
           echo ::set-output name=created::$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')
+
       - name: Login to GHCR
         uses: docker/login-action@v1
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           password: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
 
       - name: Build and push
         id: docker_build
@@ -115,12 +117,14 @@ jobs:
           echo ::set-output name=version::${VERSION}
           echo ::set-output name=tags::${TAGS}
           echo ::set-output name=created::$(date -u +'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ')
+
       - name: Login to GHCR
         uses: docker/login-action@v1
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
           username: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
           password: ${{ secrets.PAT }}
+        if: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
 
       - name: Build and push
         id: docker_build