diff --git a/ci/upload-github-release-asset.sh b/ci/upload-github-release-asset.sh
index ebc4c56c3..76210edf7 100755
--- a/ci/upload-github-release-asset.sh
+++ b/ci/upload-github-release-asset.sh
@@ -23,10 +23,14 @@ if [[ -z $CI_TAG ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if [[ -z $CI_REPO_SLUG ]]; then
-  echo Error: CI_REPO_SLUG not defined
-  exit 1
-fi
+# Force CI_REPO_SLUG since sometimes
+# BUILDKITE_TRIGGERED_FROM_BUILD_PIPELINE_SLUG is not set correctly, causing the
+# artifact upload to fail
+CI_REPO_SLUG=solana-labs/solana
+#if [[ -z $CI_REPO_SLUG ]]; then
+#  echo Error: CI_REPO_SLUG not defined
+#  exit 1
+#fi
 
 releaseId=$( \
   curl -s "https://api.github.com/repos/$CI_REPO_SLUG/releases/tags/$CI_TAG" \