diff --git a/.github/workflows/libnvme-release-python.yml b/.github/workflows/libnvme-release-python.yml
index 297c5a0630..cfb809f571 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/libnvme-release-python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/libnvme-release-python.yml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ jobs:
     environment: pypi
     permissions:
       id-token: write
-    if: github.repository == 'linux-nvme/nvme-cli'
+    if: github.repository == 'linux-nvme/nvme-cli' && github.ref_type == 'branch'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@70fc10c6e5e1ce46ad2ea6f2b72d43f7d47b13c3 # v8.0.0
         with:
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@ed0c53931b1dc9bd32cbe73a98c7f6766f8a527e # v1.13.0
         with:
           repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
+          #skip_existing: true
 
   upload_pypi:
     needs: [build_sdist]