diff --git a/.github/workflows/ctcOpen.yml b/.github/workflows/ctcOpen.yml
index bce3ec2..a4a7370 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ctcOpen.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ctcOpen.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm install -g @salesforce/change-case-management --omit=dev
       - name: Open CTC case
         id: ctc
-        uses: salesforcecli/github-workflows/.github/actions/retry@main
-        with:
-          max_attempts: 5
-          command: |
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
             CTC_RESULT=$(sfchangecase create --location ${{github.repositoryUrl}} --release ${{github.repository}}.$(date +%F) --json)
 
             STATUS=$(printf '%s' "$CTC_RESULT" | jq -r '.status')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/npmPublish.yml b/.github/workflows/npmPublish.yml
index 67a4925..31f565c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npmPublish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npmPublish.yml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
 
   npm-publish:
     needs: [check-publish, ctc-open]
-    if: ${{ always() && needs.check-publish.outputs.published == 'false' }}
+    if: ${{ always() && needs.check-publish.outputs.published == 'false' && (!inputs.ctc || (inputs.ctc && needs.ctc-open.outputs.changeCaseId)) }}
     runs-on: ${{ inputs.runsOn }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: salesforcecli/github-workflows/.github/actions/yarnInstallWithRetries@main
       - run: yarn build
       - run: npm install -g @salesforce/plugin-release-management
-
       - name: NPM Release
         run: |
           sf-release npm:package:release \