diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-records.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-records.yml
index 94ef49cc5..46e10ac51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-records.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-records.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
+      CI: '1'
       NC_USER: ${{ secrets.NC_USER }}
       NC_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NC_API_KEY }}
       NC_DOMAIN: ${{ secrets.NC_DOMAIN }}
diff --git a/utils/constants.js b/utils/constants.js
index 0dc7aa634..0197a6a45 100644
--- a/utils/constants.js
+++ b/utils/constants.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 const path = require('path');
-const { ENV = 'sandbox' } = process.env;
-require('dotenv').config({ path: path.resolve(`.env.${ENV}`) });
+
+if (!process.env.CI) {
+  const { ENV = 'sandbox' } = process.env;
+  require('dotenv').config({ path: path.resolve(`.env.${ENV}`) });
+}
 
 const { NC_USER, NC_API_KEY, NC_DOMAIN, IP_ADDRESS } = process.env;