diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 21724bcb..5acb722e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -67,7 +67,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@b9fd7d16f6d7d1b5d2bec1a2887e65ceed900238 # v4
         with:
-          fail_ci_if_error: true
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          # Optional: set CODECOV_TOKEN in repo secrets if needed for private repos
+          fail_ci_if_error: false
+        # Note: Add CODECOV_TOKEN to repo secrets if upload fails or for private repos
diff --git a/.github/workflows/propagate-changes.yml b/.github/workflows/propagate-changes.yml
index c59085a1..01e4705e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/propagate-changes.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/propagate-changes.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ jobs:
   propagate:
     name: Create PR to synchronize branches
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    if: "\n      github.actor != 'github-actions[bot]' && \
-      github.event.pusher != null\n    "
+    if: github.actor != 'github-actions[bot]' && github.event.pusher != null
     steps:
       - name: Set up Node (for github-script)
         uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4