diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml
index cf8a49308..d69402386 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-audit-fix.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ on:
     # At 2:30 on Sundays
     - cron: '30 2 * * 0'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -27,9 +30,12 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
+        id: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
+          persist-credentials: false
           ref: ${{ matrix.branches }}
+        continue-on-error: true
 
       - name: Read package.json node and npm engines version
         uses: skjnldsv/read-package-engines-version-actions@06d6baf7d8f41934ab630e97d9e6c0bc9c9ac5e4 # v3
@@ -51,7 +57,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: nextcloud-libraries/npm-audit-action@2a60bd2e79cc77f2cc4d9a3fe40f1a69896f3a87 # v0.1.0
 
       - name: Run npm ci and npm run build
-        if: always()
+        if: steps.checkout.outcome == 'success'
         env:
           CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY: 0
         run: |
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           npm run build --if-present
 
       - name: Create Pull Request
-        if: always()
+        if: steps.checkout.outcome == 'success'
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@67ccf781d68cd99b580ae25a5c18a1cc84ffff1f # v7.0.6
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.COMMAND_BOT_PAT }}