diff --git a/.github/actions/checkout/action.yml b/.github/actions/checkout/action.yml
index 0a20bc90f2..869c6b32c5 100644
--- a/.github/actions/checkout/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/checkout/action.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ runs:
         "$GITHUB_SERVER_URL/$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
 
       ELECTRON_USE_THREE_WAY_MERGE_FOR_PATCHES=1 gclient sync --with_branch_heads --with_tags -vvvvv
-      if [ "${{ inputs.is-release }}" != "true" ]; then
+      if [ "${{ inputs.is-release }}" != "true" && -n "${{ env.PATCH_UP_APP_CREDS }}" ]; then
         # Re-export all the patches to check if there were changes.
         python3 src/electron/script/export_all_patches.py src/electron/patches/config.json
         cd src/electron
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index becc12f312..9ad0e26789 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ jobs:
         - /var/run/sas:/var/run/sas
     env:
       GCLIENT_EXTRA_ARGS: '--custom-var=checkout_mac=True --custom-var=host_os=mac'
-      PATCH_UP_APP_CREDS: ${{ secrets.PATCH_UP_APP_CREDS }}
     outputs:
       build-image-sha: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.build-image-sha }}
     steps:
@@ -116,6 +115,7 @@ jobs:
         - /var/run/sas:/var/run/sas
     env:
       GCLIENT_EXTRA_ARGS: '--custom-var=checkout_arm=True --custom-var=checkout_arm64=True'
+      PATCH_UP_APP_CREDS: ${{ secrets.PATCH_UP_APP_CREDS }}
     outputs:
       build-image-sha: ${{ needs.setup.outputs.build-image-sha}}
     steps: