diff --git a/.github/workflows/iot-gate-imx8.yml b/.github/workflows/iot-gate-imx8.yml
index 38dba7450..64cc1edc6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/iot-gate-imx8.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/iot-gate-imx8.yml
@@ -62,3 +62,4 @@ jobs:
       force-finalize: ${{ inputs.force-finalize || false }}
       # Default to balena-staging.com for workflow dispatch, but balena-cloud.com for other events
       deploy-environment: ${{ inputs.deploy-environment || 'balena-cloud.com' }}
+      sign-image: true