diff --git a/.github/workflows/promote.yml b/.github/workflows/promote.yml
index 2955624..28db1a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/promote.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/promote.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
       strategy: ${{ steps.set-strategy.outputs.strategy }}
 
   promote-openstack-images:
+    if: needs.build-image-strategy.outputs.strategy != '{}'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs:
       - build-image-strategy