diff --git a/.github/workflows/providers.yaml b/.github/workflows/providers.yaml
index 3da250f779..73c72f9731 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/providers.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/providers.yaml
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ jobs:
   provider-index:
     needs: [provider-build, scoping]
     runs-on: self-hosted
+    if: ${{ github.event.inputs.skip_publish == 'false' }}
     steps:
       - name: Trigger Reindex of releases.mondoo.com
         uses: peter-evans/repository-dispatch@v2