diff --git a/.github/actions/after-checkout-prep/action.yml b/.github/actions/after-checkout-prep/action.yml
index dd2f68286..401dd5cf1 100644
--- a/.github/actions/after-checkout-prep/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/after-checkout-prep/action.yml
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ runs:
         postgres_password: password
     - name: "Install NPM packages"
       uses: "./.github/actions/install-packages"
-      if: ${{ inputs.node != '' }}
+      if: ${{ inputs.node && inputs.node != '' && inputs.node != 'false' }}
       with:
         node: ${{ inputs.node }}
     - name: "Install Ruby packages"
       uses: "./.github/actions/install-packages"
-      if: ${{ inputs.ruby != '' }}
+      if: ${{ inputs.ruby && inputs.ruby != '' && inputs.ruby != 'false' }}
       with:
         ruby: ${{ inputs.ruby }}
     
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache-packages.yml b/.github/workflows/cache-packages.yml
index b3cfbcc32..affe798e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cache-packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache-packages.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   npm-package-download:
     name: Download NPM packages
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.os }}
-    if: ${{ inputs.node != '' }}
+    if: ${{ inputs.node && inputs.node != ''  && inputs.node != 'false'}}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install-packages
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
   ruby-package-download:
     name: Download Ruby packages
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.os }}
-    if: ${{ inputs.ruby != '' }}
+    if: ${{ inputs.ruby && inputs.ruby != '' && inputs.ruby != 'false' }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install-packages