diff --git a/src/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandHandler.cs b/src/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandHandler.cs
index 0392b545..1827992e 100644
--- a/src/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandHandler.cs
+++ b/src/gei/Commands/MigrateRepo/MigrateRepoCommandHandler.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public async Task Handle(MigrateRepoCommandArgs args)
 
         _log.LogInformation("Migrating Repo...");
 
-        var blobCredentialsRequired = await _ghesVersionChecker.AreBlobCredentialsRequired(args.GhesApiUrl);
+        var blobCredentialsRequired = !args.UseGithubStorage || (await _ghesVersionChecker.AreBlobCredentialsRequired(args.GhesApiUrl));
 
         if (args.GhesApiUrl.HasValue())
         {