diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 90ec7ddff..c0c0c6527 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ jobs:
       stage: deploy
       script: $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR/tests/common.sh
       env: BUILD_TYPE=package
-      if: env(CI_GITHUB_API_KEY) IS present
+      # TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST is set to the pull request number if the current job is a pull request build, or false if it’s not.
+      if: env(TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST) != "false"
       deploy:
       # Create Github release, upload artifacts
       - provider: releases
diff --git a/package/build_boards_manager_package.sh b/package/build_boards_manager_package.sh
index 8aac469ed..b41b4fff9 100755
--- a/package/build_boards_manager_package.sh
+++ b/package/build_boards_manager_package.sh
@@ -124,14 +124,14 @@ fi
 cat $srcdir/package/package_esp8266com_index.template.json | \
     jq "$jq_arg" > package_esp8266com_index.json
 
-# Use Github API token, if available
+# Use Github API token, must be available
 curl_gh_token_arg=()
 if [ -z "$CI_GITHUB_API_KEY" ]; then
-    echo "curl: API key not present, exit with no error"
-    exit 0
-else
-    curl_gh_token_arg=(-H "Authorization: token $CI_GITHUB_API_KEY")
+    echo "curl: API key not present, exit with error"
+    exit 1
 fi
+curl_gh_token_arg=(-H "Authorization: token $CI_GITHUB_API_KEY")
+
 # Get previous release name
 curl --silent -D /dev/stderr ${curl_gh_token_arg[@]} https://api.github.com/repos/esp8266/Arduino/releases > releases.json