diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 74255543..e8eda3c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
+    if: github.repository_owner != 'The-OpenROAD-Project-private'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout