diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_container.yml b/.github/workflows/build_container.yml
index 68cbfbb01..8a027bbb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_container.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_container.yml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
           path: push/
 
       - name: Build the Docker image
-        if: github.repository == 'OpenBankProject/OBP-API'
+        if: vars.ENABLE_CONTAINER_BUILDING == 'true'
         run: |
           echo "${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_TOKEN }}" | docker login -u "${{ secrets.DOCKER_HUB_USERNAME }}" --password-stdin docker.io
           if [ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/develop" ]; then
@@ -131,11 +131,11 @@ jobs:
       - uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@4d14d7f17e7112af04ea6108fbb4bfc714c00390
 
       - name: Write signing key to disk (only needed for `cosign sign --key`)
-        if: github.repository == 'OpenBankProject/OBP-API'
+        if: vars.ENABLE_CONTAINER_BUILDING == 'true'
         run: echo "${{ secrets.COSIGN_PRIVATE_KEY }}" > cosign.key
 
       - name: Sign container image
-        if: github.repository == 'OpenBankProject/OBP-API'
+        if: vars.ENABLE_CONTAINER_BUILDING == 'true'
         run: |
           cosign sign -y --key cosign.key \
             docker.io/${{ env.DOCKER_HUB_ORGANIZATION }}/${{ env.DOCKER_HUB_REPOSITORY }}:${GITHUB_REF##*/}