diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index c9c26c8eab814..612f2f09384de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -15,23 +15,24 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   packages:
     runs-on: self-hosted
-    if: ${{ github.event.review.state == 'approved' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/eve-kernel-amd64-v6.1.38-generic' || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags') }}
+    if: ${{ github.event.review.state == 'approved' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/eve-kernel-amd64-v6.1.38-generic' }}
     steps:
       - name: Get eve-kernel
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           ref: "eve-kernel-amd64-v6.1.38-generic"
-      - name: Always build eve-kernel-amd64
+
+      - name: Build eve-kernel-amd64
         run: |
           make -f Makefile.eve BRANCH?=${GITHUB_REF##*/} kernel-gcc
+
       - name: Log in to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_DOCKERHUB_ACCOUNT }}
           password: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+      
       - name: Push eve-kernel-amd64-v6.1.38-generic if PR approved or pushed
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/eve-kernel-amd64-v6.1.38-generic'
         run: |
-          make -f Makefile.eve BRANCH?=${GITHUB_REF##*/} push-gcc
-          
-
+            make -f Makefile.eve BRANCH?=${GITHUB_REF##*/} push-gcc
diff --git a/Makefile.eve b/Makefile.eve
index 652b9ff1af243..3405448452067 100644
--- a/Makefile.eve
+++ b/Makefile.eve
@@ -40,6 +40,6 @@ kernel-%: Dockerfile.%
 docker-tag-%:
 	@echo "docker.io/lfedge/eve-kernel:$(BRANCH)-$(VERSION)$(DIRTY)-$*"
 
-push-%: kernel-%
+push-%:
 	$(if $(DIRTY), $(error "Not pushing since the repo is dirty"))
 	docker push lfedge/eve-kernel:$(BRANCH)-$(VERSION)-$*