diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/pre_command.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/pre_command.sh
index b945f08d1dfd9..4ebb348621f5d 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/pre_command.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/pre_command.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+if [[ "$BUILDKITE_COMMAND" =~ .*"upload".* ]]; then
+  echo "Skipped pre-command when running the Upload pipeline"
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 source .buildkite/scripts/common/util.sh
 
 echo '--- Setup environment vars'