1 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/input-helper.ts b/src/input-helper.ts
index ce71cb3..87b2800 100644
--- a/src/input-helper.ts
+++ b/src/input-helper.ts
@@ -168,12 +168,19 @@ export async function getInputs(): Promise<IGitSourceSettings> {
     'TRUE'
   core.debug(`allow unsafe PR checkout = ${result.allowUnsafePrCheckout}`)
 
-  unsafePrCheckoutHelper.assertSafePrCheckout({
-    qualifiedRepository,
-    ref: result.ref,
-    commit: result.commit,
-    allowUnsafePrCheckout: result.allowUnsafePrCheckout
-  })
+  // The default self-checkout (this repository with no explicit ref) always
+  // resolves to the trusted ref/commit GitHub set for the triggering event, so
+  // the fork-checkout guard only needs to run when the caller customized the
+  // repository or ref.
+  const isDefaultCheckout = isWorkflowRepository && !core.getInput('ref')
+  if (!isDefaultCheckout) {
+    unsafePrCheckoutHelper.assertSafePrCheckout({
+      qualifiedRepository,
+      ref: result.ref,
+      commit: result.commit,
+      allowUnsafePrCheckout: result.allowUnsafePrCheckout
+    })
+  }
 
   return result
 }