diff --git a/tests/unit/test_batch_runner.py b/tests/unit/test_batch_runner.py
index 83c5aecd..5a45e58b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_batch_runner.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_batch_runner.py
@@ -250,12 +250,9 @@ async def _fake_run_cli(*args: str) -> None:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.xfail(
-    condition=sys.platform == "win32",
-    reason="ssh-agent config action does not properly work on Windows runners",
-)
-@pytest.mark.skipif(
-    "GITHUB_USER" in os.environ,
-    reason="TODO: setup ssh private key for fetching from external github repo",
+    condition=sys.platform == "win32" or "GITHUB_USER" in os.environ,
+    reason="ssh-agent config action does not properly work on Windows runners, \n"
+    "TODO: setup ssh private key for fetching from external github repo",
 )
 async def test_check_image_refs_unique_gh(
     batch_cl_factory: BatchClFactory,