diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-test-environment.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-test-environment.yml
index 66b15beb91..2e4aaf5ff2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-test-environment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-test-environment.yml
@@ -37,15 +37,12 @@ jobs:
           ORG_ID: ${{ github.repository_owner_id }}
           COMMENT_AUTHOR: ${{ github.event.comment.user.login }}
         run: |
-          MEMBERSHIP_STATUS=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
-          -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-          -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" \
-          "https://api.github.com/organizations/$ORG_ID/public_members/$COMMENT_AUTHOR" \
-          -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}\n' -s)
-          if [ "$MEMBERSHIP_STATUS" -eq 204 ]; then
-            echo "is-allowed-user=true" > $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          ALLOWED_USERS="60435625"
+          COMMENT_AUTHOR="${{ github.event.comment.user.id }}"
+          if [[ ",$ALLOWED_USERS," == *",$COMMENT_AUTHOR,"* ]]; then
+            echo "is-allowed-user=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           else
-            echo "is-allowed-user=false" > $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "is-allowed-user=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           fi
 
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