diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-circleci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-circleci.yml
index ec886d0d4a..9ba459484f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-circleci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-circleci.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
   # https://github.com/marketplace/actions/trigger-circleci-pipeline
   trigger-circleci:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'Lightning-AI' }}  # skip for forks as secrets cannot be shared
     steps:
       - uses: CircleCI-Public/trigger-circleci-pipeline-action@v1.0.5
         env: