diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-commits.yml b/.github/workflows/on-commits.yml
index 4f73fb62..ac378236 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-commits.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-commits.yml
@@ -63,10 +63,11 @@ jobs:
           git add vendir.lock
           # FIXME: optimize for idem potentency 
           ./addblob.sh
-          git add config/blobs.yml
-          git commit -a -m "updating blobs"
           remote_repo="https://${GITHUB_ACTOR}:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@${GITHUB_SERVER_URL#https://}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git"
-          git push ${remote_repo} HEAD:master
+          
+          git add config/blobs.yml
+          ! git commit -a -m "updating blobs" && \
+           git push ${remote_repo} HEAD:master
       
           
       - name: create bosh dev release