diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b7804e6e1..747fc3e9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Set up npm token
       run: echo "//registry.yarnpkg.com/:_authToken=${{ secrets.FLIPPER_NPM_TOKEN }}" >> ~/.npmrc
     - name: Publish flipper-server on NPM
+      if: ${{ needs.release.outputs.tag != '' }}
       run: |
         tar zxvf flipper-server.tgz/flipper-server.tgz
         cd package