diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr_checks.yaml
index 7c005de7bcd..37009ae26c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_checks.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+env:
+  ignore_ssh_tests: true
+
 jobs:
   install-root:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -273,7 +276,7 @@ jobs:
           cd core
           npm test
         env:
-          IGNORE_API_KEY_TESTS: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}
+          IGNORE_API_KEY_TESTS: ${{ env.ignore_ssh_tests }}
           OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
           ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}
           GEMINI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}
@@ -434,7 +437,7 @@ jobs:
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           ssh-keyscan -H "$SSH_HOST" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
           echo -e "Host ssh-test-container\n\tHostName $SSH_HOST\n\tUser ec2-user\n\tIdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa" >> ~/.ssh/config
-        if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork == false }}
+        if: ${{ env.ignore_ssh_tests == false }}
 
       - name: Set up Xvfb
         run: |
@@ -444,7 +447,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run e2e tests
         run: |
           cd extensions/vscode
-          IGNORE_SSH_TESTS="${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}" TEST_FILE="${{ matrix.test_file }}" npm run ${{ matrix.command }}
+          IGNORE_SSH_TESTS="${{ env.ignore_ssh_tests }}" TEST_FILE="${{ matrix.test_file }}" npm run ${{ matrix.command }}
         env:
           DISPLAY: :99
 
@@ -615,3 +618,4 @@ jobs:
           allowed-failures:
           allowed-skips:
           jobs: ${{ toJSON(needs) }}
+