diff --git a/.github/actions/next-stats-action/src/index.js b/.github/actions/next-stats-action/src/index.js
index d7332d5edc893..f24fe427faf87 100644
--- a/.github/actions/next-stats-action/src/index.js
+++ b/.github/actions/next-stats-action/src/index.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if (!allowedActions.has(actionInfo.actionName) && !actionInfo.isRelease) {
 
 ;(async () => {
   try {
-    if (await fs.pathExists(path.join(process.cwd(), 'SKIP_NEXT_STATS.txt'))) {
+    if (await fs.pathExists(path.join(__dirname, '../SKIP_NEXT_STATS.txt'))) {
       console.log(
         'SKIP_NEXT_STATS.txt file present, exiting stats generation..'
       )
diff --git a/.github/actions/next-stats-action/src/prepare/action-info.js b/.github/actions/next-stats-action/src/prepare/action-info.js
index 427fee1fd7745..fff1ffc955cb3 100644
--- a/.github/actions/next-stats-action/src/prepare/action-info.js
+++ b/.github/actions/next-stats-action/src/prepare/action-info.js
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ module.exports = function actionInfo() {
     isLocal: LOCAL_STATS,
     commitId: null,
     issueId: ISSUE_ID,
-    isRelease: releaseTypes.has(GITHUB_ACTION),
+    isRelease:
+      GITHUB_REPOSITORY === 'vercel/next.js' &&
+      (GITHUB_REF || '').includes('canary'),
   }
 
   // get comment
diff --git a/release-stats.sh b/release-stats.sh
index 406d1620f084e..975aaf96ebb56 100755
--- a/release-stats.sh
+++ b/release-stats.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ git describe --exact-match
 
 if [[ ! $? -eq 0 ]];then
   echo "Nothing to publish, exiting.."
-  touch SKIP_NEXT_STATS.txt
+  touch .github/actions/next-stats-action/SKIP_NEXT_STATS.txt
   exit 0;
 fi