diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index 8ca0cd9..b2c0ceb 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -345,10 +345,12 @@ steps:
 
   mirror-github:
     image: alpine/git
+    failure: ignore
     environment:
       GITHUB_SSH_KEY:
         from_secret: github_ssh_key
     commands:
+      - "[ -z \"$GITHUB_SSH_KEY\" ] && echo 'No SSH key configured, skipping mirror' && exit 0"
       - mkdir -p ~/.ssh
       - echo "$GITHUB_SSH_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
       - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519