diff --git a/.github/workflows/download-and-test-external.yml b/.github/workflows/download-and-test-external.yml
index 2d8ac814..a4868870 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/download-and-test-external.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/download-and-test-external.yml
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ jobs:
 
           # read packages and loop them
           packages=$(echo ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}  | tr " " "\n" | cut -d"." -f1 | cut -d"/" -f2)
-          [[ "${{ inputs.REFERENCE }}" =~ ^(main|)$ ]] && packages=($(grep -rw os/external/*.conf -e amd64 | cut -d"/" -f3 | cut -d"." -f1))
+          [[ "${{ inputs.REFERENCE }}" =~ ^(main|)$ ]] && packages=($(grep -rw os/external/*.conf -e amd64 | grep -v haos | cut -d"/" -f3 | cut -d"." -f1))
           for i in "${packages[@]}"; do
 
               # read config file