diff --git a/.github/workflows/firmware-autodl.yml b/.github/workflows/firmware-autodl.yml
index c72e5a9..30067ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/firmware-autodl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/firmware-autodl.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: 💻 Execute download script and capture changelog
         id: download
         if: steps.version_check.outputs.new_version == 'true'
+        env:
+          SKIP_ZIP: "1"
         run: |
           python3 firmware_downloader.py | tee firmware_output.txt
           FIRMWARE_VERSION=$(grep 'Folder: Firmware ' firmware_output.txt | awk '{print $NF}')
diff --git a/firmware_downloader.py b/firmware_downloader.py
index a69d1b3..86e07c3 100644
--- a/firmware_downloader.py
+++ b/firmware_downloader.py
@@ -311,13 +311,15 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if failed:
         exit(1)
 
-    out_zip = f"{ver_dir}.zip" 
-    if exists(out_zip):
-        remove(out_zip)
-    zipdir(ver_dir, out_zip)
-
-    print("\nDOWNLOAD COMPLETE!")
-    print(f"Archive created: {out_zip}")
+    out_zip = f"{ver_dir}.zip"
+    if not os.environ.get("SKIP_ZIP"):
+        if exists(out_zip):
+            remove(out_zip)
+        zipdir(ver_dir, out_zip)
+        print("\nDOWNLOAD COMPLETE!")
+        print(f"Archive created: {out_zip}")
+    else:
+        print("\nDOWNLOAD COMPLETE! (zip skipped, set by workflow)")
     print(f"SystemVersion NCA FAT: {sv_nca_fat or 'Not Found'}")
     print(f"SystemVersion NCA exFAT: {sv_nca_exfat or 'Not Found'}")
     print("Verify hashes before installation!")
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