diff --git a/manifests/bin/prod.sh b/manifests/bin/prod.sh
index b8e13b9..ea8a78f 100755
--- a/manifests/bin/prod.sh
+++ b/manifests/bin/prod.sh
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ export NB_REPLICAS=1
 
 . ./manifests/bin/deploy.sh
 
-kapply prod/ssh.yaml
+if [ "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" = prod ]; then
+    kapply prod/ssh.yaml
+fi