diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 202a9ef..791c984 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -553,6 +553,7 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name "cartsnitch-ci[bot]"
           git config user.email "cartsnitch-ci[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git add apps/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml
+          git diff --cached --quiet && echo "No image changes to deploy" && exit 0
           git commit -m "ci(dev): update cartsnitch, auth, receiptwitness, and api images"
           git pull --rebase origin main
           git push origin main
@@ -651,6 +652,7 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name "cartsnitch-ci[bot]"
           git config user.email "cartsnitch-ci[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
           git add apps/overlays/uat/kustomization.yaml
+          git diff --cached --quiet && echo "No image changes to deploy" && exit 0
           git commit -m "ci(uat): update cartsnitch, auth, receiptwitness, and api images"
           git pull --rebase origin main
           git push origin main