diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/build-release.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/build-release.yml
index 177e0ba8b5..e894d4c7e9 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/build-release.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/build-release.yml
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ jobs:
           verbose: ${{ vars.VERBOSE || secrets.VERBOSE || 'false' }}
 
       - name: end-to-end tests
-        if: ${{ secrets.TOKEN != '' && vars.ROLE == 'forgejo-integration' }}
+        if: ${{ secrets.TOKEN != '' && vars.ROLE == 'forgejo-integration' && vars.SKIP_END_TO_END != 'true' }}
         uses: https://code.forgejo.org/actions/cascading-pr@v2
         with:
           origin-url: ${{ env.GITHUB_SERVER_URL }}