diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_bioimageio_resources.yaml b/.github/workflows/test_bioimageio_resources.yaml
index 1a8b06f..fd60d9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_bioimageio_resources.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_bioimageio_resources.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ on:
         default: '{"include": [{"resource_id": "**", "version_id": "**"}]}'
         type: string
 
+env:
+  BIOIMAGEIO_COUNT_RDF_DOWNLOADS: 'false'
+
 jobs:
   setup:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_ilastik_collection.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate_ilastik_collection.yaml
index 4cba1ed..0df4168 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate_ilastik_collection.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_ilastik_collection.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ on:
   pull_request:
     branches: [ main ]
 
+env:
+  BIOIMAGEIO_COUNT_RDF_DOWNLOADS: 'false'
+
 jobs:
   run:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest