diff --git a/packages/nx/src/command-line/connect/connect-to-nx-cloud.ts b/packages/nx/src/command-line/connect/connect-to-nx-cloud.ts
index 1dd4528338c86..6b1f79741fbbd 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/command-line/connect/connect-to-nx-cloud.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/command-line/connect/connect-to-nx-cloud.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ export async function connectToNxCloudCommand(
 ): Promise<boolean> {
   const nxJson = readNxJson();
 
+  const installationSource = process.env.NX_CONSOLE
+    ? 'nx-console'
+    : 'nx-connect';
+
   if (isNxCloudUsed(nxJson)) {
     const token =
       process.env.NX_CLOUD_ACCESS_TOKEN || nxJson.nxCloudAccessToken;
@@ -80,7 +84,7 @@ export async function connectToNxCloudCommand(
       );
     }
     const connectCloudUrl = await createNxCloudOnboardingURL(
-      'nx-connect',
+      installationSource,
       token
     );
     output.log({
@@ -96,7 +100,7 @@ export async function connectToNxCloudCommand(
     return false;
   }
   const token = await connectWorkspaceToCloud({
-    installationSource: command ?? 'nx-connect',
+    installationSource: command ?? installationSource,
   });
 
   const connectCloudUrl = await createNxCloudOnboardingURL('nx-connect', token);
diff --git a/packages/nx/src/nx-cloud/generators/connect-to-nx-cloud/connect-to-nx-cloud.ts b/packages/nx/src/nx-cloud/generators/connect-to-nx-cloud/connect-to-nx-cloud.ts
index a7c9fd1876957..8e1eb8aa2afc6 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/nx-cloud/generators/connect-to-nx-cloud/connect-to-nx-cloud.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/nx-cloud/generators/connect-to-nx-cloud/connect-to-nx-cloud.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,13 @@ export async function connectToNxCloud(
 
     // do NOT create Nx Cloud token (createNxCloudWorkspace)
     // if user is using github and is running nx-connect
-    if (!(usesGithub && schema.installationSource === 'nx-connect')) {
+    if (
+      !(
+        usesGithub &&
+        (schema.installationSource === 'nx-connect' ||
+          schema.installationSource === 'nx-console')
+      )
+    ) {
       responseFromCreateNxCloudWorkspace = await createNxCloudWorkspace(
         getRootPackageName(tree),
         schema.installationSource,