diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-orama.yml b/.github/workflows/sync-orama.yml
index 652df1488e..b1c9f9fd1d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-orama.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-orama.yml
@@ -22,23 +22,29 @@ jobs:
   sync-orama-cloud:
     name: Sync Orama Cloud
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      HAS_API_KEY_SECRET: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || secrets.PRIVATE_ORAMA_API_KEY != '' }}
 
     steps:
       - name: 'Checkout'
+        if: ${{ env.HAS_API_KEY_SECRET == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Set up Node.js
+        if: ${{ env.HAS_API_KEY_SECRET == 'true' }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6
         with:
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: Install Node.js dependencies
+        if: ${{ env.HAS_API_KEY_SECRET == 'true' }}
         run: npm ci
 
       - name: Sync Orama Cloud
+        if: ${{ env.HAS_API_KEY_SECRET == 'true' }}
         run: node ./scripts/sync-orama.mjs
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}