diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index 07b093f04..f9b9f5701 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -396,7 +396,8 @@ jobs:
         flags: ${{ env.PG_MAJOR }}_citus_upgrade
         codecov_token: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
   upload-coverage:
-    if: always()
+    # secret below is not available for forks so disabling upload action for them
+    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository || github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
     env:
       CC_TEST_REPORTER_ID: ${{ secrets.CC_TEST_REPORTER_ID }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest