diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml
index b78025a41..c5e928c4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yaml
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Stop EC2 runner
     needs: [build, start-runner]
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
-    if: ${{ always() }}
+    if: ${{ always() && (needs.start-runner.result != 'skipped') }}
     steps:
       - name: Configure AWS credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@ea7b857d8a33dc2fb4ef5a724500044281b49a5e