diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5f627347..09a8cf5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Export deployments
         run: |
           for NETWORK in bsctestnet bscmainnet ethereum sepolia; do
-            yarn hardhat export --network ${NETWORK} --export ./deployments/${NETWORK}.json
+            EXPORT=true yarn hardhat export --network ${NETWORK} --export ./deployments/${NETWORK}.json
             jq -M '{name, chainId, addresses: .contracts | map_values(.address)}' ./deployments/${NETWORK}.json > ./deployments/${NETWORK}_addresses.json
           done
           yarn prettier
diff --git a/hardhat.config.ts b/hardhat.config.ts
index 88852315..9ba1032e 100644
--- a/hardhat.config.ts
+++ b/hardhat.config.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,25 @@ import "@typechain/hardhat";
 import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
 import "hardhat-deploy";
 import "hardhat-gas-reporter";
-import { HardhatUserConfig } from "hardhat/config";
+import { HardhatUserConfig, extendConfig } from "hardhat/config";
+import { HardhatConfig } from "hardhat/types";
 import "solidity-coverage";
 import "solidity-docgen";
 
 dotenv.config();
 
+extendConfig((config: HardhatConfig) => {
+  if (process.env.EXPORT !== "true") {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-param-reassign
+    config.external = {
+      ...config.external,
+      deployments: {
+        // Define external deployments here
+      },
+    };
+  }
+});
+
 function isFork() {
   return process.env.FORK === "true"
     ? {