diff --git a/.github/files/test-plugin-update/prepare-zips.sh b/.github/files/test-plugin-update/prepare-zips.sh
index 381baebe7eed1..548bf8bbbd779 100755
--- a/.github/files/test-plugin-update/prepare-zips.sh
+++ b/.github/files/test-plugin-update/prepare-zips.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jq -e '.' <<<"$BETAJSON" &>/dev/null
 mkdir work
 mkdir zips
 while IFS=$'\t' read -r SRC MIRROR SLUG; do
-	if [[ "$SLUG" == wpcomsh ]]; then
+	if [[ "$SLUG" == "wpcomsh" ]]; then
 		echo "Skipping $SLUG, doesn't work on self-hosted sites."
 		continue
 	fi
diff --git a/.github/files/test-plugin-update/test.sh b/.github/files/test-plugin-update/test.sh
index c3c374928d1f0..81feb5c364ca8 100755
--- a/.github/files/test-plugin-update/test.sh
+++ b/.github/files/test-plugin-update/test.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ function failed {
 
 cd /var/www/html
 for SLUG in "${SLUGS[@]}"; do
+	if [[ "$SLUG" == "wpcomsh" ]]; then
+		echo "Skipping $SLUG, doesn't work on self-hosted sites."
+		continue
+	fi
+
 	for FROM in stable trunk dev; do
 		for HOW in web cli; do
 			[[ -e "$ZIPDIR/$SLUG-$FROM.zip" ]] || continue