diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-docker.sh b/.github/workflows/build-docker.sh
index ae18ae1a..a85c223d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-docker.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-docker.sh
@@ -91,12 +91,16 @@ time rclone copy $IMAGE_HOME/${IMAGENAME}_${BUILDDATE}.simg nectar:/neurodesk/te
 echo "[DEBUG] Done with uploading to Nectar Object Storage!"
 
 echo "[DEBUG] Attempting upload to AWS Object Storage:"
-curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip" && unzip awscliv2.zip && sudo ./aws/install && rm -rf aws awscliv2.zip
-# time rclone copy $IMAGE_HOME/${IMAGENAME}_${BUILDDATE}.simg aws-neurocontainers:/neurocontainers/temporary-builds-new
+
+# check if aws cli is installed
+if ! command -v aws &> /dev/null
+then
+    echo "[DEBUG] Installing AWS CLI"
+    curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip" && unzip awscliv2.zip && sudo ./aws/install && rm -rf aws awscliv2.zip
+fi
 time aws s3 cp $IMAGE_HOME/${IMAGENAME}_${BUILDDATE}.simg s3://neurocontainers/temporary-builds-new
 echo "[DEBUG] Done with uploading to AWS Object Storage!"
 
-# if curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail "https://object-store.rc.nectar.org.au/v1/AUTH_dead991e1fa847e3afcca2d3a7041f5d/neurodesk/temporary-builds-new/${IMAGENAME}_${BUILDDATE}.simg"; then
 if curl --output /dev/null --silent --head --fail "https://neurocontainers.neurodesk.org/temporary-builds-new/${IMAGENAME}_${BUILDDATE}.simg"; then
     echo "[DEBUG] ${IMAGENAME}_${BUILDDATE}.simg was freshly build and exists now :)"
     echo "[DEBUG] cleaning up $IMAGE_HOME/${IMAGENAME}_${BUILDDATE}.simg"