diff --git a/.github/workflows/code_quality.yml b/.github/workflows/code_quality.yml
index 27d10dea..0e7a2ece 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code_quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code_quality.yml
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ jobs:
           QODANA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.QODANA_TOKEN }}
           QODANA_ENDPOINT: 'https://qodana.cloud'
 
-      - name: 'Qodana Scan (without cloud upload)'
+      - name: 'Skip Qodana Scan (missing cloud token)'
         if: ${{ steps.qodana-token.outputs.present != 'true' }}
-        uses: JetBrains/qodana-action@v2026.1
-        with:
-          pr-mode: false
+        run: echo "Skipping Qodana because QODANA_TOKEN is not configured."