diff --git a/crates/squawk/src/github.rs b/crates/squawk/src/github.rs
index 6bf9fa14..b17fa65b 100644
--- a/crates/squawk/src/github.rs
+++ b/crates/squawk/src/github.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ pub fn check_and_comment_on_pr(
     exclude_paths: &[String],
     pg_version: Option<Version>,
     assume_in_transaction: bool,
+    github_annotations: bool,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let UploadToGithubArgs {
         paths,
@@ -136,9 +137,11 @@ pub fn check_and_comment_on_pr(
         COMMENT_HEADER,
     )?;
 
-    let stdout = io::stdout();
-    let mut handle = stdout.lock();
-    fmt_github_annotations(&mut handle, &file_results)?;
+    if github_annotations {
+        let stdout = io::stdout();
+        let mut handle = stdout.lock();
+        fmt_github_annotations(&mut handle, &file_results)?;
+    }
 
     let violations: usize = file_results.iter().map(|f| f.violations.len()).sum();
 
diff --git a/crates/squawk/src/main.rs b/crates/squawk/src/main.rs
index 9eb0d602..2722cb8c 100644
--- a/crates/squawk/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/squawk/src/main.rs
@@ -216,6 +216,8 @@ Please open an issue at https://github.com/sbdchd/squawk/issues/new with the log
 
     let mut clap_app = Opt::clap();
     let is_stdin = !atty::is(Stream::Stdin);
+    let github_annotations = std::env::var("GITHUB_ACTIONS").is_ok()
+        && !std::env::var("SQUAWK_DISABLE_GITHUB_ANNOTATIONS").is_ok();
     match opts.cmd {
         Some(Command::Server) => {
             squawk_server::run().context("language server failed")?;
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@ Please open an issue at https://github.com/sbdchd/squawk/issues/new with the log
                 &excluded_paths,
                 pg_version,
                 assume_in_transaction,
+                github_annotations,
             )
             .context("Upload to GitHub failed")?;
         }
@@ -255,8 +258,6 @@ Please open an issue at https://github.com/sbdchd/squawk/issues/new with the log
                     debug(&mut handle, &found_paths, read_stdin, &kind, opts.verbose)?;
                 } else {
                     let reporter = opts.reporter.unwrap_or(Reporter::Tty);
-                    let github_annotations = std::env::var("GITHUB_ACTIONS").is_ok()
-                        && !std::env::var("SQUAWK_DISABLE_GITHUB_ANNOTATIONS").is_ok();
                     let exit_code = check_and_dump_files(
                         &mut handle,
                         &found_paths,