# Forked PR builds not detecting configuration

**URL:** <https://discuss.circleci.com/t/forked-pr-builds-not-detecting-configuration/21050>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [March 26, 2018, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/forked-pr-builds-not-detecting-configuration/21050 "2018-03-26T11:25:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![deviantintegral](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/user_avatar/discuss.circleci.com/deviantintegral/32/16613_2.png) [@deviantintegral](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/deviantintegral)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2018, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/forked-pr-builds-not-detecting-configuration/21050/1 "2018-03-26T11:25:45Z")

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Forked PRs are not properly detecting the circle config.yml file. For example, here is a commit that failed from a fork, yet works fine when the identical commit is pushed up to the central repository:

The failed build: [https://circleci.com/gh/deviantintegral/drupal\_tests/198?utm\_campaign=vcs-integration-link&utm\_medium=referral&utm\_source=github-build-link](https://circleci.com/gh/deviantintegral/drupal_tests/198?utm_campaign=vcs-integration-link&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=github-build-link)

The passed build: [https://circleci.com/gh/deviantintegral/drupal\_tests/200?utm\_campaign=vcs-integration-link&utm\_medium=referral&utm\_source=github-build-link](https://circleci.com/gh/deviantintegral/drupal_tests/200?utm_campaign=vcs-integration-link&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=github-build-link)

The PR: [https://github.com/deviantintegral/drupal\_tests/pull/42](https://github.com/deviantintegral/drupal_tests/pull/42)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/circleci/original/3X/5/1/511608acda8e85906e15909b57bd0a46c1dbe291.png) [@system](https://discuss.circleci.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2018, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.circleci.com/t/forked-pr-builds-not-detecting-configuration/21050/2 "2018-06-24T11:25:47Z")

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Closed on June 24, 2018, 11:25am UTC

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