diff --git a/.forgejo/prepare-end-to-end/action.yml b/.forgejo/prepare-end-to-end/action.yml
index b83c253e..723e8827 100644
--- a/.forgejo/prepare-end-to-end/action.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/prepare-end-to-end/action.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+inputs:
+  built:
+    description: 'True if a source build is available, false otherwise'
+
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
@@ -16,6 +20,7 @@ runs:
           install-only: true
       - run: forgejo-binary.sh ensure_user forgejo
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        if: ${{ inputs.built == true }}
         with:
           name: forgejo-dev
           path: /srv/forgejo-binaries
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/end-to-end.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/end-to-end.yml
index a186cc63..208e83f5 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/end-to-end.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/end-to-end.yml
@@ -26,18 +26,22 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: docker
     container:
       image: 'code.forgejo.org/oci/node:20-bookworm'
+    outputs:
+      built: "${{ steps.build.outputs.value }}"
     steps:
       - uses: https://data.forgejo.org/actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: https://data.forgejo.org/actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: "1.22"
       - name: lib/build.sh
+        id: build
         run: |
           mkdir $d /tmp/forgejo-upload
           touch /tmp/forgejo-upload/PLACEHOLDER
 
           if ! test -f forgejo/build-from-sources; then
              echo forgejo/build-from-sources is not present, do not build any version from source
+             echo "built=false" >> $FORGEJO_OUTPUT
              exit 0
           fi
 
@@ -57,7 +61,11 @@ jobs:
             $forgejo --version
             mv $forgejo /tmp/forgejo-upload/forgejo-$version
           done
+
+          echo "built=true" >> $FORGEJO_OUTPUT
+
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        if: ${{ steps.build.outputs.built == true }}
         with:
           name: forgejo-dev
           path: /tmp/forgejo-upload
@@ -68,6 +76,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: https://data.forgejo.org/actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.forgejo/prepare-end-to-end
+        with:
+            built: ${{ needs.build.outputs.built }}
       - run: su forgejo -c "./end-to-end.sh test_packages"
       - name: full logs
         if: always()
@@ -79,6 +89,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: https://data.forgejo.org/actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.forgejo/prepare-end-to-end
+        with:
+            built: ${{ needs.build.outputs.built }}
       - run: ./end-to-end.sh prepare_dockerd
       - run: su forgejo -c "./end-to-end.sh test_actions"
       - name: full logs
@@ -91,6 +103,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: https://data.forgejo.org/actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.forgejo/prepare-end-to-end
+        with:
+            built: ${{ needs.build.outputs.built }}
       - name: install zstd
         run: |
           export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
@@ -126,6 +140,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: https://data.forgejo.org/actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.forgejo/prepare-end-to-end
+        with:
+            built: ${{ needs.build.outputs.built }}
       - name: set full-version
         id: full-version
         shell: bash
@@ -160,6 +176,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: https://data.forgejo.org/actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ./.forgejo/prepare-end-to-end
+        with:
+            built: ${{ needs.build.outputs.built }}
       - run: su forgejo -c "./end-to-end.sh test_upgrades"
       - run: su forgejo -c "./end-to-end.sh test_storage"
       - name: full logs