diff --git a/shared-opt-dir/agency-parser/download.sh b/shared-opt-dir/agency-parser/download.sh
index 9272fc13..5457e2a2 100755
--- a/shared-opt-dir/agency-parser/download.sh
+++ b/shared-opt-dir/agency-parser/download.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ fi
 
 ARCHIVE_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}/archive";
 
+if [[ ! -f "$FILE_PATH/input_url" ]]; then
+	echo ">> No input_url file found. Exiting early.";
+	exit 0;
+fi
+
 URL=`cat $FILE_PATH/input_url`;
 INPUT_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}/input";
 mkdir -p "${INPUT_DIR}";
diff --git a/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-check-data-outdated.yml b/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-check-data-outdated.yml
index 400ab6d1..64828491 100644
--- a/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-check-data-outdated.yml
+++ b/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-check-data-outdated.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,18 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.MT_PAT }}
           fetch-depth: 1 # shallow clone - only latest commit needed
 
+      - name: Check if config/input_url file exists
+        id: check-input-url
+        run: |
+          if [[ -f "config/input_url" || -f "app-android/config/input_url" ]]; then
+            echo "has_input_url=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo ">> No input_url file found. Skipping remaining steps."
+            echo "has_input_url=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
       - name: MT check if data is outdated & trigger download
+        if: steps.check-input-url.outputs.has_input_url == 'true'
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           echo ">> Checking if data is outdated..."
diff --git a/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-download-data.yml b/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-download-data.yml
index ac504183..2f850e09 100644
--- a/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-download-data.yml
+++ b/shared-overwrite/.github/workflows/mt-download-data.yml
@@ -42,23 +42,38 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.MT_PAT }}
           fetch-depth: 0 # fetch all (not required util release build)
 
+      - name: Check if config/input_url file exists
+        id: check-input-url
+        run: |
+          if [[ -f "config/input_url" || -f "app-android/config/input_url" ]]; then
+            echo "has_input_url=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo ">> No input_url file found. Skipping remaining steps."
+            echo "has_input_url=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
       - name: MT setup
+        if: steps.check-input-url.outputs.has_input_url == 'true'
         id: mt-setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup
         with:
           code-sync: ${{ github.ref == format('refs/heads/{0}', env.MT_DEFAULT_BRANCH_NAME) }}
 
       - name: MT commit code change
+        if: steps.check-input-url.outputs.has_input_url == 'true'
         run: ./commit_code_change.sh
 
       - name: MT download data (& archive)
+        if: steps.check-input-url.outputs.has_input_url == 'true'
         run: ./agency-parser/download.sh
         timeout-minutes: 20
 
       - name: MT push commits
+        if: steps.check-input-url.outputs.has_input_url == 'true'
         run: ./push_commits.sh
 
       - name: MT check if data is outdated or new data downloaded & trigger sync
+        if: steps.check-input-url.outputs.has_input_url == 'true'
         continue-on-error: true
         run: |
           if [[ "${MT_SKIP_PUSH_COMMIT}" != false ]] && ./agency-parser/check_data_outdated.sh; then