diff --git a/scripts/src/platform-infra-pipelines-as-code-remote.sh b/scripts/src/platform-infra-pipelines-as-code-remote.sh
index dc8ded1c..4d8b8c6f 100644
--- a/scripts/src/platform-infra-pipelines-as-code-remote.sh
+++ b/scripts/src/platform-infra-pipelines-as-code-remote.sh
@@ -345,7 +345,11 @@ apply_action() {
   { printf '%s' "$token"; printf '\0'; printf '%s' "$UNIDESK_PAC_WEBHOOK_SECRET"; } \
     | pac_repository_secret_manifest \
     | kubectl apply --server-side --force-conflicts --field-manager="$UNIDESK_PAC_FIELD_MANAGER-repository-secret" -f - >/dev/null
-  repository_manifest | kubectl apply --server-side --force-conflicts --field-manager="$UNIDESK_PAC_FIELD_MANAGER" -f - >/dev/null
+  if [ "${UNIDESK_PAC_REPOSITORY_APPLY:-1}" = "1" ]; then
+    repository_manifest | kubectl apply --server-side --force-conflicts --field-manager="$UNIDESK_PAC_FIELD_MANAGER" -f - >/dev/null
+  else
+    kubectl -n "$UNIDESK_PAC_TARGET_NAMESPACE" get repository.pipelinesascode.tekton.dev "$UNIDESK_PAC_REPOSITORY_NAME" >/dev/null
+  fi
   argo_bootstrap=false
   if [ -n "${UNIDESK_PAC_ARGO_BOOTSTRAP_MANIFEST_B64:-}" ]; then
     if [ -n "${UNIDESK_PAC_ARGO_REPOSITORY_SECRET_NAME:-}" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/src/platform-infra-pipelines-as-code.ts b/scripts/src/platform-infra-pipelines-as-code.ts
index 4a183e26..90e3fa83 100644
--- a/scripts/src/platform-infra-pipelines-as-code.ts
+++ b/scripts/src/platform-infra-pipelines-as-code.ts
@@ -1722,6 +1722,7 @@ function remoteScript(action: "apply" | "status" | "history" | "debug-step", pac
   const admissionIdentity = pacAdmissionDesiredIdentity(target.id);
   const rbacIdentity = pacConsumerRbacDesiredIdentity(target.id);
   const consumerConfig = historyConsumerConfig(pac, consumer);
+  const repositoryOwner = pac.consumers.find((item) => item.repositoryRef === repository.id);
   const env: Record<string, string> = {
     UNIDESK_PAC_ACTION: action,
     UNIDESK_PAC_EVALUATOR_B64: Buffer.from(readFileSync(evaluatorFile, "utf8"), "utf8").toString("base64"),
@@ -1743,6 +1744,7 @@ function remoteScript(action: "apply" | "status" | "history" | "debug-step", pac
     UNIDESK_PAC_WEBHOOK_URL: webhookUrl,
     UNIDESK_PAC_WEBHOOK_SECRET: secrets.webhookSecret,
     UNIDESK_PAC_REPOSITORY_NAME: repository.name,
+    UNIDESK_PAC_REPOSITORY_APPLY: repositoryOwner?.id === consumer.id ? "1" : "0",
     UNIDESK_PAC_REPOSITORY_URL: repository.url,
     UNIDESK_PAC_SECRET_NAME: repository.secretName,
     UNIDESK_PAC_TOKEN_KEY: repository.tokenKey,