diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index da6b59f56..cbfd9ccb9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,20 +23,26 @@ env:
   GOPROXY: "https://${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_USER }}:${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_TOKEN }}@azr.artifactory.f5net.com/artifactory/api/go/f5-nginx-go-dev"
 
 jobs:
+
   set-vars:
+    name: Set Variables
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    outputs:
+      goproxy: ${{ steps.set-vars.outputs.goproxy }}
     steps:
       - name: Set Variables
-        run: |
-          if  [[ -z ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_USER }} ]] || 
-              [[ -z ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_TOKEN }} ]] ||
-              ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }}; then
-          echo "GOPROXY=direct" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        run:
+          |
+          if [[ -z  ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.fork }} ]]; then
+            echo "GOPROXY=${{ env.GOPROXY }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          else
+            echo "GOPROXY=direct" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
-
   lint:
     name: Lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    env:
+      GOPROXY: ${{ needs.set-vars.outputs.goproxy }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
       - uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
@@ -50,6 +56,8 @@ jobs:
   unit-test:
       name: Unit Tests
       runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+      env:
+        GOPROXY: ${{ needs.set-vars.outputs.goproxy }}
       steps:
           - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
           - uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
@@ -69,6 +77,8 @@ jobs:
   race-condition-test:
       name: Unit tests with race condition detection
       runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+      env:
+        GOPROXY: ${{ needs.set-vars.outputs.goproxy }}
       steps:
           - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
           - uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
@@ -80,6 +90,8 @@ jobs:
   build-unsigned-snapshot:
       name: Build Unsigned Snapshot
       runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+      env:
+        GOPROXY: ${{ needs.set-vars.outputs.goproxy }}
       steps:
           - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
           - uses: actions/setup-go@0c52d547c9bc32b1aa3301fd7a9cb496313a4491 # v5.0.0
@@ -102,6 +114,8 @@ jobs:
     name: Integration Tests
     needs: build-unsigned-snapshot
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    env:
+      GOPROXY: ${{ needs.set-vars.outputs.goproxy }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         container:
@@ -223,6 +237,8 @@ jobs:
   performance-tests:
     name: Performance Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    env:
+      GOPROXY: ${{ needs.set-vars.outputs.goproxy }}
     permissions:
       contents: write
     steps: